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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.80% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Otterbein University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	61%	55%	64%
2016-17	58%	51%	64%
2017-18	64%	57%	68%
2018-19	62%	55%	67%
2019-20	65%	59%	69%
2020-21	65%	59%	70%
2021-22	69%	60%	74%
2022-23	69%	62%	73%
2023-24	68%	65%	70%
2024-25	67%	58%	74%
Average	64.80%	58.10%	69.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.40% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Otterbein University from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.80% for full-time students and 27.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Otterbein 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 11.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Otterbein University since 2025.

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