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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 79.00% where the last year rate was 80%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.10% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.00% where the current academic year rate is 80%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	74%	71%	76%
2014-15	78%	77%	78%
2015-16	76%	72%	79%
2016-17	74%	69%	78%
2017-18	79%	75%	81%
2018-19	82%	76%	86%
2019-20	82%	79%	83%
2020-21	82%	76%	87%
2021-22	83%	83%	84%
2022-23	80%	77%	83%
Average	79.00%	75.50%	81.50%

Butler University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.30% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Butler University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	7%
2014-15	0%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	20%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	14%
2019-20	14%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	16%
Average	13.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.10% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	91%	-
2014-15	90%	-
2015-16	89%	100%
2016-17	93%	-
2017-18	89%	100%
2018-19	89%	-
2019-20	88%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	87%	-
2022-23	89%	100%
Average	89.10%	30.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Butler University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.10:1

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