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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 48.30% where the last year rate was 51%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.90% for full-time students and 44.40% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.30% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45%	40%	48%
2014-15	48%	43%	51%
2015-16	50%	43%	53%
2016-17	45%	40%	48%
2017-18	47%	40%	50%
2018-19	49%	43%	52%
2019-20	48%	44%	51%
2020-21	49%	42%	52%
2021-22	51%	47%	53%
2022-23	51%	44%	55%
Average	48.30%	42.60%	51.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.90% for full-time students and 44.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of Southern Mississippi 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 16.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Southern Mississippi since 2023.

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