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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 74.40% where the last year rate was 71%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 74.40% where the current academic year rate is 71%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	74%	73%	74%
2014-15	75%	71%	77%
2015-16	78%	77%	79%
2016-17	78%	75%	80%
2017-18	74%	73%	75%
2018-19	75%	74%	76%
2019-20	76%	74%	78%
2020-21	73%	69%	77%
2021-22	70%	68%	72%
2022-23	71%	73%	70%
Average	74.40%	72.70%	75.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.30% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bard College from 2017 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.40 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 Bard College since 2023.

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