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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.80% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.80% where the current academic year rate is 56%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	49%	58%	45%
2014-15	55%	51%	57%
2015-16	49%	42%	53%
2016-17	55%	49%	59%
2017-18	52%	51%	53%
2018-19	55%	51%	59%
2019-20	54%	45%	61%
2020-21	61%	59%	64%
2021-22	62%	61%	63%
2022-23	56%	56%	56%
Average	54.80%	52.30%	57.00%

Bethany Lutheran College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.10% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bethany Lutheran College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	30%
2014-15	0%
2015-16	7%
2016-17	33%
2017-18	39%
2018-19	35%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	21%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	23%
Average	24.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	-
2014-15	71%	100%
2015-16	73%	-
2016-17	82%	-
2017-18	83%	-
2018-19	80%	-
2019-20	71%	-
2020-21	87%	-
2021-22	73%	-
2022-23	79%	-
Average	77.10%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.60 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 Bethany Lutheran College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	10.60:1

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