Graduation Retention Rates

The following information is calculated based on a six-year graduation rate for the cohort of full-time, first-time, bachelor's degree-seeking undergraduate student who entered the institution in the fall of each of the following years.

Cohort Numbers

Total	483	556	565	555	2,159
	2014	2015	2016	2017	4-Year Total
Men	194	219	225	202	840
Women	289	337	340	353	1,319

Completers Within 150% of Normal Time

Total completers within 150%	Men	85	101	116	91	393
	Women	177	196	191	185	749
	Total	262	297	307	276	1,142
		2014	2015	2016	2017	4-Year Total
<2 yr. completers	Men	0	0	0	0	0
	Women	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
2<4 yr. completers	Men	0	0	0	0	0
	Women	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Bachelor's completers	Men	85	101	116	91	393
	Women	177	196	191	185	749
	Total	262	297	307	276	1,142

4-year average Student Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate calculation: 53%

Freshman Retention Rates

Percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshman who entered in:

• Fall of 2022 and returned to OBU in Fall 2023: 68%
• Fall of 2021 and returned to OBU in Fall 2022: 71%
• Fall of 2020 and returned to OBU in Fall 2021: 68%
• Fall of 2019 and returned to OBU in Fall 2020: 73%
• Fall of 2018 and returned to OBU in Fall 2019: 68%
• Fall of 2017 and returned to OBU in Fall 2018: 66%
• Fall of 2016 and returned to OBU in Fall 2017: 72%