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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.40% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	71%	67%	73%
2016-17	71%	70%	71%
2017-18	69%	74%	66%
2018-19	68%	63%	70%
2019-20	67%	59%	71%
2020-21	65%	66%	65%
2021-22	65%	59%	68%
2022-23	65%	64%	65%
2023-24	62%	56%	64%
2024-25	61%	54%	65%
Average	66.40%	63.20%	67.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.90% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Seattle Pacific University from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.40% for full-time students and 41.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SPU 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 12.90 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 Seattle Pacific University since 2025.

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