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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 17.90% where the current academic year rate is 13%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14%	10%	17%
2016-17	16%	9%	20%
2017-18	20%	20%	21%
2018-19	25%	14%	28%
2019-20	21%	13%	24%
2020-21	18%	9%	22%
2021-22	18%	21%	18%
2022-23	17%	15%	17%
2023-24	17%	11%	22%
2024-25	13%	6%	16%
Average	17.90%	12.80%	20.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.70% where the current year rate is 40%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern University at New Orleans from 2021 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 47.60% for full-time students and 37.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SUNO 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 16.90 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 Southern University at New Orleans since 2025.

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