Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at GMU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 69.18% where the last year rate was 70%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.45% for full-time students and 70.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 69.18% where the current academic year rate is 70%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at George Mason University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
66%
62%
69%
2013-14
67%
60%
72%
2014-15
67%
62%
71%
2015-16
69%
63%
75%
2016-17
70%
65%
75%
2017-18
71%
65%
76%
2018-19
70%
64%
75%
2019-20
70%
65%
75%
2020-21
71%
66%
76%
2021-22
70%
65%
74%
2022-23
70%
66%
74%
Average
69.18%
63.91%
73.82%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 17.45% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at George Mason University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
21%
2013-14
21%
2014-15
20%
2015-16
19%
2016-17
18%
2017-18
16%
2018-19
16%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
14%
2021-22
16%
2022-23
15%
Average
17.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.45% for full-time students and 70.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GMU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
86%
70%
2013-14
87%
69%
2014-15
88%
74%
2015-16
87%
65%
2016-17
87%
70%
2017-18
88%
74%
2018-19
87%
66%
2019-20
86%
74%
2020-21
86%
75%
2021-22
84%
68%
2022-23
85%
65%
Average
86.45%
70.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.27 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 George Mason University since 2023.