Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Berklee College of Music

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.20% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Berklee College of Music over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	56%	53%	64%
2016-17	61%	59%	66%
2017-18	64%	61%	69%
2018-19	64%	60%	69%
2019-20	65%	63%	67%
2020-21	65%	62%	69%
2021-22	66%	62%	73%
2022-23	68%	65%	73%
2023-24	66%	61%	73%
2024-25	67%	64%	70%
Average	64.20%	61.00%	69.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.80% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Berklee College of Music from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.10% for full-time students and 54.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Berklee College of Music from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Berklee College of Music since 2025.

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