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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 45.10% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.10% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	49%	45%	55%
2014-15	48%	41%	59%
2015-16	65%	67%	60%
2016-17	37%	31%	48%
2017-18	36%	33%	39%
2018-19	37%	24%	51%
2019-20	40%	40%	40%
2020-21	38%	39%	35%
2021-22	52%	50%	57%
2022-23	49%	39%	67%
Average	45.10%	40.90%	51.10%

McPherson College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	57%	-
2014-15	57%	-
2015-16	56%	-
2016-17	70%	-
2017-18	64%	-
2018-19	70%	-
2019-20	58%	-
2020-21	66%	-
2021-22	66%	-
2022-23	63%	-
Average	62.70%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at McPherson College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.40:1

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