Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Buena Vista

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 55.80% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.30% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.80% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	53%	43%	61%
2014-15	46%	40%	54%
2015-16	51%	45%	57%
2016-17	53%	44%	61%
2017-18	60%	55%	67%
2018-19	54%	49%	60%
2019-20	60%	60%	60%
2020-21	62%	52%	72%
2021-22	62%	55%	71%
2022-23	57%	46%	73%
Average	55.80%	48.90%	63.60%

Buena Vista University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.30% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	-
2014-15	73%	-
2015-16	78%	-
2016-17	73%	-
2017-18	77%	-
2018-19	60%	-
2019-20	70%	-
2020-21	74%	-
2021-22	73%	-
2022-23	76%	-
Average	72.30%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.50 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 Buena Vista University 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	8:1
2019-20	7:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	9.50:1

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