Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SHU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 68.73% where the last year rate was 72%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 83.45% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 68.73% 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 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
63%
60%
64%
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
68.73%
65.09%
71.00%
Sacred Heart University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 83.45% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SHU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
83%
-
2013-14
81%
-
2014-15
82%
-
2015-16
83%
-
2016-17
81%
-
2017-18
84%
-
2018-19
83%
-
2019-20
83%
-
2020-21
87%
-
2021-22
86%
-
2022-23
85%
100%
Average
83.45%
9.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.18 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.