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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 87.00% where the last year rate was 88%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.30% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at BU continue to enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 87.00% where the current academic year rate is 88%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	84%	84%	85%
2014-15	85%	84%	85%
2015-16	85%	84%	86%
2016-17	87%	85%	87%
2017-18	87%	86%	88%
2018-19	88%	87%	89%
2019-20	88%	86%	89%
2020-21	89%	88%	89%
2021-22	89%	87%	90%
2022-23	88%	86%	90%
Average	87.00%	85.70%	87.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.30% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at BU 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 11.00 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 Boston University since 2023.

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