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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.30% where the current academic year rate is 58%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	25%	20%	37%
2016-17	31%	24%	44%
2017-18	38%	35%	45%
2018-19	50%	47%	57%
2019-20	60%	60%	59%
2020-21	40%	38%	45%
2021-22	50%	48%	53%
2022-23	55%	58%	53%
2023-24	46%	54%	0%
2024-25	58%	56%	61%
Average	45.30%	44.00%	45.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.70% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.00% for full-time students and 63.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SEBTS 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 15.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2025.

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