Bradley University

What are the graduation rates for students at Bradley University?

Bradley's reported six-year graduation rate is 76% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Its four-year rate is 58%. These rates track different completion windows for entering cohorts; they do not describe every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The reported first-year retention rate is 83%, meaning that proportion of the measured first-year cohort returned the following fall. Retention and graduation rates can help applicants assess how students progress, but they do not explain why an individual student remained, left, or took longer to finish. Transfers should ask their intended department about credit applicability and course scheduling rather than assume a first-time student's four-year timeline applies to them.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Bradley University?

One-year earnings figures for Bradley programs vary substantially by field and should not be read as promised salaries. College Scorecard program-level figures measure median earnings among federally aided completers for whom qualifying earnings information is available approximately one year after completion; they are not the earnings of every graduate.

Examples in the reported program data include median one-year earnings of $72,568 for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering and $62,749 for registered nursing. The corresponding figure for accounting is $58,768, while psychology is $33,158. These are program classifications, not necessarily the exact title of a major on Bradley's current application.

Early earnings reflect factors beyond the degree, including occupation, location, further study, hours worked, and the economy at the time of measurement. They also do not account for tuition paid or student debt. Students comparing programs should consider the curriculum and likely career paths alongside any earnings figure, especially when a field commonly leads to graduate study.