Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bethel

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 33.60% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30%	25%	38%
2016-17	35%	31%	43%
2017-18	27%	20%	38%
2018-19	29%	23%	34%
2019-20	31%	29%	35%
2020-21	34%	29%	43%
2021-22	37%	38%	36%
2022-23	44%	47%	42%
2023-24	34%	32%	39%
2024-25	35%	19%	52%
Average	33.60%	29.30%	40.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.90% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bethel University from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.30% for full-time students and 16.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bethel 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 16.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bethel University since 2025.

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