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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 41.90% where the last year rate was 35%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 31.20% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at SMC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.90% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41%	40%	43%
2014-15	43%	40%	48%
2015-16	44%	41%	47%
2016-17	40%	35%	45%
2017-18	48%	45%	52%
2018-19	41%	39%	43%
2019-20	39%	35%	45%
2020-21	48%	44%	52%
2021-22	40%	38%	43%
2022-23	35%	34%	36%
Average	41.90%	39.10%	45.40%

Spartanburg Methodist College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 37.90% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Spartanburg Methodist College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	42%
2014-15	39%
2015-16	38%
2016-17	42%
2017-18	38%
2018-19	36%
2019-20	41%
2020-21	37%
2021-22	36%
2022-23	30%
Average	37.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 31.20% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	53%	-
2014-15	51%	-
2015-16	55%	-
2016-17	53%	-
2017-18	50%	-
2018-19	50%	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-
Average	31.20%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Spartanburg Methodist College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	20:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	19.00:1

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