Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Mount Mercy
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 62.55% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.09% for full-time students and 27.27% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 62.55% where the current academic year rate is 57%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Mount Mercy University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
54%
48%
56%
2013-14
73%
60%
77%
2014-15
72%
72%
71%
2015-16
65%
54%
67%
2016-17
58%
45%
61%
2017-18
58%
50%
62%
2018-19
71%
54%
77%
2019-20
64%
55%
67%
2020-21
57%
48%
60%
2021-22
59%
57%
60%
2022-23
57%
57%
57%
Average
62.55%
54.55%
65.00%
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 Mount Mercy University from 2018 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2018-19
21%
2019-20
0%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
0%
Average
1.91%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.09% for full-time students and 27.27% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mount Mercy from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
75%
-
2013-14
82%
-
2014-15
81%
-
2015-16
78%
-
2016-17
72%
67%
2017-18
75%
33%
2018-19
67%
-
2019-20
75%
-
2020-21
80%
-
2021-22
78%
100%
2022-23
74%
100%
Average
76.09%
27.27%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.09 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 Mount Mercy University since 2023.