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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 89.55% where the last year rate was 91%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.27% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at CMU keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 89.55% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Carnegie Mellon University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	87%	85%	90%
2013-14	88%	86%	91%
2014-15	88%	87%	90%
2015-16	88%	85%	91%
2016-17	90%	89%	91%
2017-18	89%	88%	91%
2018-19	89%	87%	91%
2019-20	90%	88%	93%
2020-21	93%	93%	93%
2021-22	92%	91%	94%
2022-23	91%	89%	93%
Average	89.55%	88.00%	91.64%

Carnegie Mellon University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 1.91% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carnegie Mellon University from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	7%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	5%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	2%
2022-23	0%
Average	1.91%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.27% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CMU from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	95%	-
2013-14	94%	-
2014-15	96%	-
2015-16	98%	-
2016-17	96%	-
2017-18	96%	-
2018-19	97%	-
2019-20	97%	-
2020-21	96%	-
2021-22	97%	100%
2022-23	97%	-
Average	96.27%	9.09%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 8.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carnegie Mellon University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	5:1
2020-21	5:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	8.45:1

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