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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 89.80% where the last year rate was 91%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at CMU keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 89.80% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Carnegie Mellon University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	88%	86%	91%
2014-15	88%	87%	90%
2015-16	88%	85%	91%
2016-17	90%	89%	91%
2017-18	89%	88%	91%
2018-19	89%	87%	91%
2019-20	90%	88%	93%
2020-21	93%	93%	93%
2021-22	92%	91%	94%
2022-23	91%	89%	93%
Average	89.80%	88.30%	91.80%

Carnegie Mellon University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carnegie Mellon University from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	7%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	5%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	2%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CMU from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	94%	-
2014-15	96%	-
2015-16	98%	-
2016-17	96%	-
2017-18	96%	-
2018-19	97%	-
2019-20	97%	-
2020-21	96%	-
2021-22	97%	100%
2022-23	97%	-
Average	96.40%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carnegie Mellon University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	5:1
2020-21	5:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	8.00:1

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