Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bluffton
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 52.91% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.45% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 52.91% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bluffton University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
56%
53%
60%
2013-14
60%
55%
63%
2014-15
60%
53%
66%
2015-16
46%
38%
55%
2016-17
49%
43%
58%
2017-18
51%
44%
59%
2018-19
54%
47%
63%
2019-20
54%
47%
64%
2020-21
55%
42%
70%
2021-22
52%
48%
57%
2022-23
45%
37%
57%
Average
52.91%
46.09%
61.09%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 17.73% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bluffton University from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
25%
2014-15
28%
2015-16
40%
2016-17
39%
2017-18
34%
2018-19
29%
2019-20
0%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
0%
Average
17.73%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.45% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bluffton from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
68%
-
2013-14
67%
-
2014-15
70%
-
2015-16
72%
-
2016-17
67%
-
2017-18
61%
-
2018-19
66%
-
2019-20
60%
100%
2020-21
72%
-
2021-22
69%
-
2022-23
70%
-
Average
67.45%
9.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 11.82 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 Bluffton University since 2023.