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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 79.50% where the last year rate was 78%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.70% for full-time students and 71.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.50% where the current academic year rate is 78%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	78%	77%	78%
2014-15	79%	79%	79%
2015-16	80%	77%	82%
2016-17	83%	84%	83%
2017-18	83%	84%	82%
2018-19	86%	87%	86%
2019-20	77%	66%	80%
2020-21	75%	64%	78%
2021-22	76%	72%	79%
2022-23	78%	75%	80%
Average	79.50%	76.50%	80.70%

Brigham Young University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.70% for full-time students and 71.90% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	85%	76%
2014-15	87%	73%
2015-16	86%	61%
2016-17	90%	70%
2017-18	90%	82%
2018-19	88%	67%
2019-20	90%	73%
2020-21	92%	77%
2021-22	89%	68%
2022-23	90%	72%
Average	88.70%	71.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Brigham Young University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	21:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	21:1
2022-23	21:1
Average	20.10:1

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