Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at William Carey

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.30% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	54%	52%	55%
2016-17	46%	49%	44%
2017-18	57%	46%	66%
2018-19	47%	45%	50%
2019-20	46%	39%	53%
2020-21	53%	47%	57%
2021-22	60%	50%	66%
2022-23	41%	35%	46%
2023-24	40%	36%	44%
2024-25	59%	50%	66%
Average	50.30%	44.90%	54.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.40% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at William Carey University from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.20% for full-time students and 58.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at William Carey 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 13.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at William Carey University since 2025.

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