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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 60.40% where the last year rate was 63%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 43.80% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 60.40% where the current academic year rate is 63%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61%	59%	63%
2014-15	60%	59%	62%
2015-16	60%	57%	63%
2016-17	60%	59%	61%
2017-18	58%	56%	60%
2018-19	58%	56%	60%
2019-20	61%	57%	65%
2020-21	64%	60%	67%
2021-22	59%	58%	61%
2022-23	63%	59%	66%
Average	60.40%	58.00%	62.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 43.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mississippi State 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 18.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mississippi State University since 2023.

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