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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 46.60% where the current academic year rate is 42%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58%	53%	62%
2016-17	58%	54%	61%
2017-18	49%	48%	50%
2018-19	54%	54%	54%
2019-20	44%	43%	45%
2020-21	37%	36%	38%
2021-22	39%	35%	40%
2022-23	41%	40%	41%
2023-24	44%	47%	43%
2024-25	42%	43%	42%
Average	46.60%	45.30%	47.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern New Hampshire University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.70% for full-time students and 40.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SNHU 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 24.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 24 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southern New Hampshire University since 2025.

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