Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 7 years is 25.83% where the current academic year rate is 28%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary over the past 6 years (2019-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2019-20	32%	38%	19%
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	29%	22%	34%
2022-23	31%	35%	28%
2023-24	35%	35%	35%
2024-25	28%	18%	38%
Average	25.83%	24.67%	25.67%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 7 years is 63.67% for full-time students and 36.67% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2019 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 7 years is 17.33 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2025.

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