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	556	565	555	527	2,203
	2015	2016	2017	2018	4-Year Total
Men	219	225	202	214	860
Women	337	340	353	313	1,343

Completers Within 150% of Normal Time

Total completers within 150%	Men	101	116	91	102	410
	Women	196	191	185	176	748
	Total	297	307	276	278	1,158
		2015	2016	2017	2018	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	101	116	91	102	410
	Women	196	191	185	176	748
	Total	292	307	276	278	1,158

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 2023 and returned to OBU in Fall 2024: 78%
• 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%