Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Gwynedd Mercy

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.00% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% where the current academic year rate is 56%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	66%	60%	68%
2014-15	60%	47%	66%
2015-16	55%	45%	60%
2016-17	51%	47%	54%
2017-18	49%	40%	53%
2018-19	54%	47%	57%
2019-20	59%	52%	63%
2020-21	56%	47%	62%
2021-22	54%	52%	55%
2022-23	56%	55%	56%
Average	56.00%	49.20%	59.40%

Gwynedd Mercy University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	82%	-
2014-15	73%	-
2015-16	80%	-
2016-17	84%	-
2017-18	84%	-
2018-19	82%	100%
2019-20	78%	-
2020-21	78%	-
2021-22	80%	-
2022-23	76%	-
Average	79.70%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Gwynedd Mercy University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	10.80:1

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