Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at CMU CLAS

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.50% where the last year rate was 51%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.80% for full-time students and 21.60% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.50% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	44%	41%	48%
2014-15	52%	48%	55%
2015-16	51%	43%	60%
2016-17	46%	34%	61%
2017-18	53%	46%	60%
2018-19	40%	37%	43%
2019-20	47%	34%	61%
2020-21	44%	35%	53%
2021-22	47%	40%	54%
2022-23	51%	33%	72%
Average	47.50%	39.10%	56.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 33.90% where the current year rate is 35%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2014 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.80% for full-time students and 21.60% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since 2023.

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