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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 65.10% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.40% for full-time students and 40.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 65.10% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	66%	59%	71%
2014-15	68%	69%	67%
2015-16	67%	66%	68%
2016-17	64%	59%	66%
2017-18	65%	63%	65%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	66%	60%	69%
2020-21	64%	61%	65%
2021-22	65%	68%	63%
2022-23	59%	54%	63%
Average	65.10%	62.30%	66.70%

Bellarmine University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.40% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bellarmine University from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	28%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	25%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	27%
Average	15.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.40% for full-time students and 40.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	80%	-
2014-15	80%	50%
2015-16	81%	-
2016-17	80%	-
2017-18	72%	100%
2018-19	79%	100%
2019-20	80%	-
2020-21	84%	100%
2021-22	77%	-
2022-23	81%	50%
Average	79.40%	40.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bellarmine University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.00:1

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