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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 34.90% where the current academic year rate is 73%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2%	2%	0%
2016-17	65%	59%	80%
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	41%	47%	18%
2019-20	25%	25%	28%
2020-21	9%	7%	11%
2021-22	59%	65%	30%
2022-23	35%	36%	33%
2023-24	40%	38%	57%
2024-25	73%	66%	87%
Average	34.90%	34.50%	34.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.80% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.40% for full-time students and 49.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NOBTS 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 12.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary since 2025.

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