Graduation Rate

Brescia University aspires to meet or exceed the FTFT retention rate and cohort graduation rate by maintaining rates that are at or above Brescia’s five-year rolling average based on IPEDS data.

2017 Cohort:

154 Students

Overall graduation rate: 46%

4 year graduation rates5 year graduation rates6 year graduation rates
Men334040
Women374747
Total (men and women)364545
U.S. Nonresident000
Hispanic/Latino505050
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American334343
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White334343
Two or more people505050
Race and ethnicity unknown455555

2016 Cohort:

123 Students

Overall graduation rates 43%

4 year graduation rate5 year graduation rate6 year graduation rate
Men293636
Women375151
Total (men and women)334444
U.S. Nonresident000
Hispanic/Latino03333
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American304040
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White354646
Two or more people
Race and ethnicity unknown506363

2015 Cohort:

148 Students

Overall Graduation Rates 49%

4 year graduation rate5 year graduation rate6 year graduation rate
Men284446
Women384848
Total (men and women)344647
U.S. Nonresident000
Hispanic/Latino000
American Indian or Alaska Native0100100
Asian
Black or African American204040
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White374748
Two or more people
Race and ethnicity unknown447878

2014 Cohort:

164 students

Overall Graduation Rates: 36%

4 year graduation rate5 year graduation rate6 year graduation rate
Men212727
Women293939
Total (men and women)263434
U.S. Nonresident202020
Hispanic/Latino204040
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian
Black or African American173333
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White273434
Two or more people
Race and ethnicity unknown335050

2013 Cohort:

151 students

Overall Graduation Rate 34%

4 year graduation rate5 year graduation rate6 year graduation rate
Men131821
Women283437
Total (men and women)222730
U.S. Nonresident505050
Hispanic/Latino202040
American Indian or Alaska Native100100100
Asian05050
Black or African American113344
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White192326
Two or more people
Race and ethnicity unknown394444

Brescia University considers the above five-year rolling average (41.6%) to be an acceptable result for the following reasons:

  • The University’s Graduation Rate is improving, with a benchmark in place to improve it further;
  • The University enjoys a Block-Transfer Agreement with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which leads to a significant number of students transferring in to Brescia University. These students are not reflected on the First-Time Full-Time data above.
  • The following chart provides specific numbers of Brescia University students receiving baccalaureate degrees over the past five (5) years showing the transfer student success, beginning with 2019:
Graduation Year20192020202120222023
Total Baccalaureate Awards200161149192164

Brescia University aspires to meet or exceed the FTFT retention rate and cohort graduation rate by maintaining rates that are at or above Brescia’s five-year rolling average based on IPEDS data.

The five-year rolling average based on IPEDS data provides establish a graduation rate baseline. The following graph tracks Brescia University’s overall FTFT graduation rate among peer institutions. For the purpose of comparison, Brescia University uses other members of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU).