73%
Graduation Rate
83%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Sacred Heart University, the graduation rate is 73 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 83 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 59.42% (private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,074 students out of 1,462 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Sacred Heart University.
By gender, 329 male and 745 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 1,462 | 1,074 | 73.46% |
|---|
| Men | 501 | 329 | 65.67% |
|---|
| Women | 961 | 745 | 77.52% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Sacred Heart University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 76.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 46.51%
- Hispanic: 64.29%
- White: 76.32%
- Two or More Race: 65.71%
- Unknown: 72.09%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(1/2) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 76.00%(19/25) |
88.89%(8/9) |
68.75%(11/16) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 46.51%(20/43) |
35.71%(10/28) |
66.67%(10/15) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 64.29%(117/182) |
55.10%(27/49) |
67.67%(90/133) |
|---|
| White | 76.32%(854/1,119) |
68.70%(259/377) |
80.19%(595/742) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 65.71%(23/35) |
64.29%(9/14) |
66.67%(14/21) |
|---|
| Unknown | 72.09%(31/43) |
71.43%(10/14) |
72.41%(21/29) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Sacred Heart University, 9 of 13 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 69.23%.