How Messiah's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% where the current academic year rate is 78%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	76%	75%	76%
2014-15	80%	77%	81%
2015-16	77%	74%	79%
2016-17	76%	78%	75%
2017-18	81%	80%	81%
2018-19	78%	77%	78%
2019-20	79%	80%	78%
2020-21	78%	79%	78%
2021-22	76%	77%	76%
2022-23	78%	76%	79%
Average	77.90%	77.30%	78.10%

Messiah University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.60% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Messiah University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	18%
2016-17	20%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	16%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	16%
Average	13.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.90% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	87%	-
2014-15	88%	-
2015-16	88%	-
2016-17	85%	-
2017-18	88%	-
2018-19	87%	-
2019-20	89%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	85%	100%
2022-23	86%	-
Average	86.90%	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 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Messiah University since 2023.

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

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes