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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 74.40% where the last year rate was 71%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 74.40% where the current academic year rate is 71%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	74%	73%	74%
2014-15	75%	71%	77%
2015-16	78%	77%	79%
2016-17	78%	75%	80%
2017-18	74%	73%	75%
2018-19	75%	74%	76%
2019-20	76%	74%	78%
2020-21	73%	69%	77%
2021-22	70%	68%	72%
2022-23	71%	73%	70%
Average	74.40%	72.70%	75.80%

Bard College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.30% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bard College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	16%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	13%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	22%
Average	8.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	88%	-
2014-15	88%	-
2015-16	85%	-
2016-17	86%	-
2017-18	83%	-
2018-19	85%	-
2019-20	85%	-
2020-21	80%	-
2021-22	87%	-
2022-23	89%	-
Average	85.60%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bard College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.40:1

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