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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 41.20% where the last year rate was 47%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.80% for full-time students and 43.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.20% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33%	26%	37%
2014-15	29%	25%	31%
2015-16	37%	30%	41%
2016-17	39%	30%	44%
2017-18	43%	40%	44%
2018-19	44%	41%	45%
2019-20	43%	42%	44%
2020-21	48%	45%	49%
2021-22	49%	49%	49%
2022-23	47%	45%	47%
Average	41.20%	37.30%	43.10%

Mercy University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 23.50% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mercy University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	3%
2015-16	30%
2016-17	16%
2017-18	34%
2018-19	33%
2019-20	34%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	29%
Average	23.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.80% for full-time students and 43.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	70%	33%
2014-15	66%	22%
2015-16	76%	30%
2016-17	72%	58%
2017-18	73%	76%
2018-19	75%	72%
2019-20	77%	78%
2020-21	74%	3%
2021-22	71%	20%
2022-23	74%	40%
Average	72.80%	43.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mercy University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	16.70:1

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