How Bucknell's Graduation Rate Changes

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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 88.60% where the last year rate was 86%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.40% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Bucknell keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 88.60% where the current academic year rate is 86%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	91%	89%	92%
2014-15	89%	89%	88%
2015-16	90%	89%	91%
2016-17	88%	87%	89%
2017-18	90%	90%	91%
2018-19	88%	85%	91%
2019-20	90%	88%	91%
2020-21	87%	86%	89%
2021-22	87%	86%	89%
2022-23	86%	85%	88%
Average	88.60%	87.40%	89.90%

Bucknell University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.60% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bucknell University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	6%
2015-16	4%
2016-17	5%
2017-18	7%
2018-19	8%
2019-20	7%
2020-21	9%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	9%
Average	6.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.40% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	94%	-
2014-15	93%	-
2015-16	93%	-
2016-17	92%	-
2017-18	94%	-
2018-19	92%	-
2019-20	92%	-
2020-21	92%	-
2021-22	91%	-
2022-23	91%	-
Average	92.40%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bucknell University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.20:1

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