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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 83.60% where the last year rate was 82%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.10% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Muhlenberg keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 83.60% where the current academic year rate is 82%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	86%	84%	87%
2014-15	86%	85%	87%
2015-16	85%	83%	87%
2016-17	83%	81%	85%
2017-18	86%	87%	86%
2018-19	82%	79%	84%
2019-20	84%	81%	85%
2020-21	81%	79%	82%
2021-22	81%	75%	85%
2022-23	82%	78%	85%
Average	83.60%	81.20%	85.30%

Muhlenberg College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.20% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Muhlenberg College from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	12%
Average	1.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.10% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	91%	-
2014-15	91%	-
2015-16	93%	-
2016-17	90%	-
2017-18	91%	-
2018-19	88%	-
2019-20	90%	-
2020-21	94%	-
2021-22	92%	-
2022-23	91%	-
Average	91.10%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Muhlenberg College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	9.90:1

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