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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% where the current academic year rate is 73%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	57%	68%
2016-17	60%	55%	64%
2017-18	72%	70%	74%
2018-19	70%	68%	71%
2019-20	73%	68%	75%
2020-21	72%	69%	74%
2021-22	73%	72%	74%
2022-23	72%	68%	75%
2023-24	74%	68%	77%
2024-25	73%	65%	77%
Average	70.30%	66.00%	72.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.00% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SHU 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 14.50 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 Sacred Heart University since 2025.

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