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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42%	43%	42%
2016-17	51%	47%	53%
2017-18	53%	45%	57%
2018-19	53%	52%	54%
2019-20	57%	50%	60%
2020-21	56%	57%	56%
2021-22	60%	59%	61%
2022-23	56%	54%	56%
2023-24	58%	52%	62%
2024-25	55%	48%	58%
Average	54.10%	50.70%	55.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.20% for full-time students and 26.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PBA 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 12.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Palm Beach Atlantic University since 2025.

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