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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.00% where the current academic year rate is 52%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50%	51%	49%
2016-17	60%	62%	59%
2017-18	44%	38%	47%
2018-19	53%	50%	55%
2019-20	54%	51%	56%
2020-21	54%	45%	60%
2021-22	52%	46%	59%
2022-23	59%	51%	66%
2023-24	52%	40%	61%
2024-25	52%	38%	64%
Average	53.00%	47.20%	57.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.20% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern Wesleyan University from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% for full-time students and 26.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SWU 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 14.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southern Wesleyan University since 2025.

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