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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.00% where the current academic year rate is 63%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	54%	51%
2016-17	54%	58%	52%
2017-18	59%	59%	59%
2018-19	57%	60%	55%
2019-20	58%	51%	62%
2020-21	64%	57%	68%
2021-22	64%	60%	67%
2022-23	60%	50%	65%
2023-24	59%	59%	60%
2024-25	63%	59%	66%
Average	59.00%	56.70%	60.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.00% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Spring Arbor University from 2022 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SAU 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 11.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Spring Arbor University since 2025.

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