Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of Memphis

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.10% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.70% for full-time students and 50.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.10% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43%	38%	47%
2014-15	44%	41%	46%
2015-16	45%	42%	47%
2016-17	42%	40%	43%
2017-18	43%	40%	45%
2018-19	48%	44%	51%
2019-20	53%	49%	55%
2020-21	51%	45%	55%
2021-22	54%	47%	59%
2022-23	48%	45%	50%
Average	47.10%	43.10%	49.80%

University of Memphis Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.50% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Memphis from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	16%
2014-15	16%
2015-16	14%
2016-17	14%
2017-18	13%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	14%
2022-23	15%
Average	15.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.70% for full-time students and 50.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	76%	42%
2014-15	78%	49%
2015-16	77%	45%
2016-17	80%	50%
2017-18	75%	54%
2018-19	76%	54%
2019-20	78%	58%
2020-21	80%	56%
2021-22	72%	57%
2022-23	75%	43%
Average	76.70%	50.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Memphis since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	14.90:1

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