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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.30% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	46%	38%	57%
2016-17	33%	28%	40%
2017-18	45%	37%	56%
2018-19	44%	31%	57%
2019-20	55%	45%	66%
2020-21	47%	38%	60%
2021-22	48%	43%	53%
2022-23	57%	47%	71%
2023-24	48%	42%	56%
2024-25	50%	43%	58%
Average	47.30%	39.20%	57.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.40% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern Nazarene University from 2022 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.60% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SNU 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 13.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southern Nazarene University since 2025.

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