Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Briar Cliff

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 45.90% where the last year rate was 43%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.90% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45%	49%	41%
2014-15	47%	39%	54%
2015-16	48%	39%	57%
2016-17	44%	35%	55%
2017-18	42%	34%	52%
2018-19	45%	36%	58%
2019-20	40%	31%	53%
2020-21	50%	39%	63%
2021-22	55%	44%	69%
2022-23	43%	28%	61%
Average	45.90%	37.40%	56.30%

Briar Cliff University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.90% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Briar Cliff University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	19%
2014-15	0%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	1.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	66%	-
2014-15	54%	-
2015-16	70%	-
2016-17	79%	-
2017-18	55%	-
2018-19	68%	-
2019-20	66%	-
2020-21	61%	-
2021-22	63%	-
2022-23	68%	-
Average	65.00%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.70 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 Briar Cliff University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	11.70:1

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