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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 69.30% where the last year rate was 72%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.30% where the current academic year rate is 72%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	68%	71%
2014-15	67%	61%	71%
2015-16	64%	57%	68%
2016-17	60%	55%	64%
2017-18	72%	70%	74%
2018-19	70%	68%	71%
2019-20	73%	68%	75%
2020-21	72%	69%	74%
2021-22	73%	72%	74%
2022-23	72%	68%	75%
Average	69.30%	65.60%	71.70%

Sacred Heart University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	-
2014-15	82%	-
2015-16	83%	-
2016-17	81%	-
2017-18	84%	-
2018-19	83%	-
2019-20	83%	-
2020-21	87%	-
2021-22	86%	-
2022-23	85%	100%
Average	83.50%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sacred Heart University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	14.30:1

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