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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 55.00% where the last year rate was 55%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.40% for full-time students and 30.70% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.00% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	57%	52%	59%
2014-15	52%	53%	51%
2015-16	52%	57%	50%
2016-17	53%	53%	53%
2017-18	54%	54%	55%
2018-19	56%	63%	52%
2019-20	61%	58%	62%
2020-21	52%	48%	55%
2021-22	58%	63%	55%
2022-23	55%	45%	62%
Average	55.00%	54.60%	55.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.40% for full-time students and 30.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MCLA 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 11.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts since 2023.

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