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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 25.10% where the current academic year rate is 16%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	40%	42%	36%
2016-17	34%	22%	56%
2017-18	25%	16%	36%
2018-19	30%	27%	33%
2019-20	25%	28%	20%
2020-21	30%	28%	32%
2021-22	24%	21%	27%
2022-23	15%	9%	23%
2023-24	12%	12%	14%
2024-25	16%	10%	27%
Average	25.10%	21.50%	30.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.00% where the current year rate is 40%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern Christian University from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 53.00% for full-time students and 18.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SWCU 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 12.10 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 Southwestern Christian University since 2025.

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