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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.30% where the last year rate was 63%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 45.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.30% where the current academic year rate is 63%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Ball State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	59%	56%	63%
2014-15	59%	56%	62%
2015-16	60%	56%	63%
2016-17	58%	48%	66%
2017-18	62%	59%	63%
2018-19	63%	59%	65%
2019-20	66%	62%	69%
2020-21	66%	63%	68%
2021-22	67%	63%	70%
2022-23	63%	61%	65%
Average	62.30%	58.30%	65.40%

Ball State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.60% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ball State University from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	26%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	23%
Average	16.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 45.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at BSU from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	23%
2014-15	81%	50%
2015-16	82%	63%
2016-17	81%	60%
2017-18	78%	56%
2018-19	78%	17%
2019-20	75%	50%
2020-21	80%	53%
2021-22	73%	29%
2022-23	73%	57%
Average	77.90%	45.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ball State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	14.90:1

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