Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.90% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	34%	31%	37%
2016-17	35%	26%	43%
2017-18	36%	32%	40%
2018-19	41%	36%	45%
2019-20	43%	42%	44%
2020-21	42%	38%	46%
2021-22	40%	34%	44%
2022-23	44%	39%	49%
2023-24	46%	41%	51%
2024-25	48%	42%	54%
Average	40.90%	36.10%	45.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.60% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.80% for full-time students and 54.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 16.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2025.

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