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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 53.10% where the last year rate was 51%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.30% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.10% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	43%	50%
2014-15	66%	55%	71%
2015-16	53%	52%	53%
2016-17	51%	41%	56%
2017-18	55%	50%	58%
2018-19	46%	48%	45%
2019-20	52%	60%	50%
2020-21	51%	57%	48%
2021-22	60%	60%	60%
2022-23	51%	46%	54%
Average	53.10%	51.20%	54.50%

Bushnell University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.10% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bushnell University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	44%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	32%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	32%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	29%
Average	19.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.30% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	54%	-
2014-15	70%	-
2015-16	69%	-
2016-17	78%	-
2017-18	62%	-
2018-19	71%	-
2019-20	70%	-
2020-21	67%	-
2021-22	74%	-
2022-23	78%	-
Average	69.30%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.70 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 Bushnell University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	13.70:1

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