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

The average graduation rate over the past 9 years (2015-2023) is 68.25% where the last year rate was 75%. The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 64.50% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 9 years is 68.25% where the current academic year rate is 75%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bethany Global University over the past 9 years (2015-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	85%	0%	100%
2016-17	68%	54%	83%
2017-18	67%	50%	70%
2018-19	62%	83%	53%
2019-20	50%	40%	52%
2020-21	55%	50%	57%
2021-22	84%	57%	89%
2022-23	75%	73%	75%
Average	68.25%	50.88%	72.38%

Bethany Global University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 9 years is 0.25% where the current year rate is 2%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bethany Global University from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	2%
Average	0.25%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 64.50% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at BGU from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2015-16	67%	-
2016-17	83%	-
2017-18	60%	-
2018-19	70%	-
2019-20	71%	-
2020-21	64%	-
2021-22	59%	-
2022-23	42%	-
Average	64.50%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 9 years is 18.88 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bethany Global University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	23:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	27:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	18.88:1

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