48%
Graduation Rate
64%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Briar Cliff University, the graduation rate is 48 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 64 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower 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, 86 students out of 181 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Briar Cliff University.
By gender, 47 male and 39 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 181 | 86 | 47.51% |
|---|
| Men | 116 | 47 | 40.52% |
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| Women | 65 | 39 | 60.00% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Briar Cliff University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.00%
- Hispanic: 45.45%
- White: 56.00%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
- Two or More Race: 0.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.00%(5/20) |
17.65%(3/17) |
66.67%(2/3) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 45.45%(15/33) |
35.00%(7/20) |
61.54%(8/13) |
|---|
| White | 56.00%(56/100) |
49.15%(29/59) |
65.85%(27/41) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 50.00%(1/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
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 Briar Cliff University, 9 of 22 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 40.91%.