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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.10% where the current academic year rate is 77%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50%	0%	57%
2016-17	75%	50%	100%
2017-18	64%	50%	70%
2018-19	56%	56%	57%
2019-20	50%	42%	57%
2020-21	54%	40%	66%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	81%	100%	77%
2023-24	44%	66%	33%
2024-25	77%	50%	100%
Average	55.10%	45.40%	61.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.40% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Longy School of Music of Bard College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Longy 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 4.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 4 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Longy School of Music of Bard College since 2025.

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