Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Mercer
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 66.00% where the last year rate was 73%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 85.36% for full-time students and 58.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 66.00% where the current academic year rate is 73%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Mercer University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
63%
60%
66%
2013-14
59%
54%
64%
2014-15
63%
55%
68%
2015-16
61%
55%
66%
2016-17
66%
63%
69%
2017-18
64%
62%
66%
2018-19
66%
64%
68%
2019-20
65%
59%
70%
2020-21
73%
68%
77%
2021-22
73%
71%
75%
2022-23
73%
68%
77%
Average
66.00%
61.73%
69.64%
Mercer University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 18.36% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mercer University from 2015 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2015-16
30%
2016-17
26%
2017-18
29%
2018-19
29%
2019-20
28%
2020-21
20%
2021-22
21%
2022-23
19%
Average
18.36%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 85.36% for full-time students and 58.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mercer from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
82%
54%
2013-14
82%
67%
2014-15
80%
50%
2015-16
87%
71%
2016-17
88%
59%
2017-18
86%
61%
2018-19
89%
79%
2019-20
86%
46%
2020-21
87%
50%
2021-22
86%
57%
2022-23
86%
50%
Average
85.36%
58.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mercer University since 2023.