Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at MBTS

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.90% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14%	17%	12%
2016-17	46%	46%	47%
2017-18	41%	41%	41%
2018-19	10%	13%	8%
2019-20	79%	70%	92%
2020-21	40%	35%	46%
2021-22	51%	40%	69%
2022-23	40%	12%	57%
2023-24	70%	60%	80%
2024-25	48%	52%	37%
Average	43.90%	38.60%	48.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.60% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.90% for full-time students and 30.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MBTS from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2025.

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