Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Murray State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 25.90% where the last year rate was 30%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.20% for full-time students and 37.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 25.90% where the current academic year rate is 30%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18%	15%	20%
2014-15	21%	19%	22%
2015-16	30%	25%	34%
2016-17	24%	25%	23%
2017-18	27%	25%	28%
2018-19	29%	28%	30%
2019-20	24%	26%	23%
2020-21	29%	31%	27%
2021-22	27%	25%	28%
2022-23	30%	21%	36%
Average	25.90%	24.00%	27.10%

Murray State College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.80% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Murray State College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	17%
2014-15	16%
2015-16	16%
2016-17	17%
2017-18	15%
2018-19	12%
2019-20	15%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	7%
Average	13.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.20% for full-time students and 37.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	55%	42%
2014-15	54%	43%
2015-16	50%	38%
2016-17	54%	36%
2017-18	54%	29%
2018-19	56%	35%
2019-20	53%	30%
2020-21	57%	36%
2021-22	59%	44%
2022-23	60%	43%
Average	55.20%	37.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.90 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 Murray State College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	16.90:1

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