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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 21.10% where the last year rate was 16%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.50% for full-time students and 12.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 21.10% where the current academic year rate is 16%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16%	22%	10%
2014-15	10%	0%	14%
2015-16	33%	0%	44%
2016-17	15%	0%	33%
2017-18	20%	33%	0%
2018-19	14%	20%	11%
2019-20	22%	33%	16%
2020-21	19%	12%	40%
2021-22	46%	33%	75%
2022-23	16%	0%	25%
Average	21.10%	15.30%	26.80%

Messenger College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.70% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Messenger College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	21%
2014-15	10%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	60%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	11%
2020-21	42%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	16%
Average	16.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.50% for full-time students and 12.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	40%	100%
2014-15	78%	-
2015-16	67%	25%
2016-17	73%	-
2017-18	40%	-
2018-19	89%	-
2019-20	83%	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	50%	-
2022-23	75%	-
Average	59.50%	12.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Messenger College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	4:1
2014-15	4:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	7:1
2017-18	5:1
2018-19	4:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	7.60:1

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