Missouri Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Missouri Colleges

There are 90 active four-years colleges and universities in Missouri - 14 public and 76 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Missouri is 53%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 53% to 53%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	53%	51%	54%
2013-14	51%	49%	55%
2014-15	51%	46%	56%
2015-16	52%	49%	56%
2016-17	51%	49%	54%
2017-18	51%	47%	53%
2018-19	52%	48%	54%
2019-20	55%	50%	57%
2020-21	52%	47%	56%
2021-22	55%	49%	59%
2022-23	53%	49%	58%
Average	52.36%	48.55%	55.64%

Year

Total

Men

Women

2012-13

53%

51%

54%

2013-14

51%

49%

55%

2014-15

51%

46%

56%

2015-16

52%

49%

56%

2016-17

51%

49%

54%

2017-18

51%

47%

53%

2018-19

52%

48%

54%

2019-20

55%

50%

57%

2020-21

52%

47%

56%

2021-22

55%

49%

59%

2022-23

53%

49%

58%

Average

52.36%

48.55%

55.64%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	30%
2013-14	30%
2014-15	28%
2015-16	32%
2016-17	31%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	31%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	29%
Average	29.27%

Year

Transfer-out Rate

2012-13

30%

2013-14

30%

2014-15

28%

2015-16

32%

2016-17

31%

2017-18

31%

2018-19

25%

2019-20

28%

2020-21

31%

2021-22

27%

2022-23

29%

Average

29.27%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	71%	54%
2013-14	72%	53%
2014-15	72%	47%
2015-16	74%	49%
2016-17	70%	52%
2017-18	69%	54%
2018-19	72%	48%
2019-20	71%	44%
2020-21	71%	49%
2021-22	71%	51%
2022-23	73%	44%
Average	71.45%	49.55%

Year

Full-time

Part-time

2012-13

71%

54%

2013-14

72%

53%

2014-15

72%

47%

2015-16

74%

49%

2016-17

70%

52%

2017-18

69%

54%

2018-19

72%

48%

2019-20

71%

44%

2020-21

71%

49%

2021-22

71%

51%

2022-23

73%

44%

Average

71.45%

49.55%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.45:1

Year

Student to Faculty Ratio

2012-13

15:1

2013-14

15:1

2014-15

14:1

2015-16

13:1

2016-17

13:1

2017-18

13:1

2018-19

13:1

2019-20

13:1

2020-21

13:1

2021-22

13:1

2022-23

13:1

Average

13.45:1

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