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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 75.20% where the last year rate was 76%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% for full-time students and 37.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 75.20% where the current academic year rate is 76%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	76%	72%	78%
2014-15	74%	70%	77%
2015-16	74%	73%	75%
2016-17	74%	74%	75%
2017-18	73%	68%	77%
2018-19	78%	75%	81%
2019-20	77%	74%	79%
2020-21	75%	73%	77%
2021-22	75%	72%	78%
2022-23	76%	73%	78%
Average	75.20%	72.40%	77.50%

Bradley University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% for full-time students and 37.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	88%	100%
2014-15	86%	33%
2015-16	86%	100%
2016-17	87%	25%
2017-18	86%	-
2018-19	82%	-
2019-20	85%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	87%	50%
2022-23	83%	67%
Average	85.60%	37.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.20 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 Bradley 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	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.20:1

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