The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 43.90% where the last year rate was 33%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.90% where the current academic year rate is 33%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at McPherson College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 65% | 67% | 60% |
| 2016-17 | 37% | 31% | 48% |
| 2017-18 | 36% | 33% | 39% |
| 2018-19 | 37% | 24% | 51% |
| 2019-20 | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| 2021-22 | 52% | 50% | 57% |
| 2022-23 | 49% | 39% | 67% |
| 2023-24 | 52% | 47% | 62% |
| 2024-25 | 33% | 30% | 43% |
| Average | 43.90% | 40.00% | 50.20% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at McPherson from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 56% | - |
| 2016-17 | 70% | - |
| 2017-18 | 64% | - |
| 2018-19 | 70% | - |
| 2019-20 | 58% | - |
| 2020-21 | 66% | - |
| 2021-22 | 66% | - |
| 2022-23 | 63% | - |
| 2023-24 | 65% | - |
| 2024-25 | 65% | - |
| Average | 64.30% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.60 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 McPherson College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13:1 |
| 2016-17 | 13:1 |
| 2017-18 | 13:1 |
| 2018-19 | 13:1 |
| 2019-20 | 13:1 |
| 2020-21 | 15:1 |
| 2021-22 | 14:1 |
| 2022-23 | 13:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 16:1 |
| Average | 13.60:1 |
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