Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lees-McRae

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 39.40% where the last year rate was 46%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% 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 39.40% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lees-McRae College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	33%	44%
2014-15	38%	36%	40%
2015-16	36%	24%	46%
2016-17	38%	32%	43%
2017-18	32%	32%	32%
2018-19	37%	35%	40%
2019-20	46%	42%	50%
2020-21	43%	33%	47%
2021-22	40%	30%	49%
2022-23	46%	39%	51%
Average	39.40%	33.60%	44.20%

Lees-McRae College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lees-McRae College from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	26%
2020-21	42%
2021-22	41%
2022-23	32%
Average	14.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lees-McRae from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	60%	-
2014-15	66%	-
2015-16	63%	-
2016-17	58%	100%
2017-18	64%	-
2018-19	67%	-
2019-20	60%	-
2020-21	68%	-
2021-22	67%	-
2022-23	77%	-
Average	65.00%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lees-McRae College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	12.50:1

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