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.

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).

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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%

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.

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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.

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