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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 71.60% where the last year rate was 74%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.20% for full-time students and 46.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.60% where the current academic year rate is 74%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	63%	71%
2014-15	71%	65%	75%
2015-16	72%	68%	74%
2016-17	74%	66%	78%
2017-18	76%	72%	78%
2018-19	69%	58%	78%
2019-20	67%	54%	76%
2020-21	73%	64%	79%
2021-22	71%	69%	72%
2022-23	74%	59%	83%
Average	71.60%	63.80%	76.40%

Misericordia University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Misericordia University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	25%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	20%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	25%
2020-21	22%
2021-22	23%
2022-23	0%
Average	20.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.20% for full-time students and 46.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	58%
2014-15	80%	40%
2015-16	85%	56%
2016-17	82%	40%
2017-18	85%	43%
2018-19	79%	20%
2019-20	82%	60%
2020-21	84%	50%
2021-22	84%	100%
2022-23	80%	-
Average	82.20%	46.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.20 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 Misericordia University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	11.20:1

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