Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bellarmine
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 64.82% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 79.55% for full-time students and 45.45% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 64.82% where the current academic year rate is 59%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bellarmine University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
62%
56%
65%
2013-14
66%
59%
71%
2014-15
68%
69%
67%
2015-16
67%
66%
68%
2016-17
64%
59%
66%
2017-18
65%
63%
65%
2018-19
67%
64%
70%
2019-20
66%
60%
69%
2020-21
64%
61%
65%
2021-22
65%
68%
63%
2022-23
59%
54%
63%
Average
64.82%
61.73%
66.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 14.00% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bellarmine University from 2017 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2017-18
28%
2018-19
23%
2019-20
25%
2020-21
25%
2021-22
26%
2022-23
27%
Average
14.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 79.55% for full-time students and 45.45% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bellarmine from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
81%
100%
2013-14
80%
-
2014-15
80%
50%
2015-16
81%
-
2016-17
80%
-
2017-18
72%
100%
2018-19
79%
100%
2019-20
80%
-
2020-21
84%
100%
2021-22
77%
-
2022-23
81%
50%
Average
79.55%
45.45%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.00 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 Bellarmine University since 2023.