Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Murray State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 52.82% where the last year rate was 58%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 75.36% for full-time students and 39.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 52.82% where the current academic year rate is 58%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Murray State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
54%
49%
58%
2013-14
53%
50%
55%
2014-15
52%
46%
56%
2015-16
49%
43%
52%
2016-17
49%
42%
53%
2017-18
49%
42%
54%
2018-19
55%
51%
58%
2019-20
54%
50%
57%
2020-21
53%
49%
55%
2021-22
55%
48%
60%
2022-23
58%
54%
60%
Average
52.82%
47.64%
56.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 75.36% for full-time students and 39.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Murray State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
70%
59%
2013-14
73%
48%
2014-15
72%
25%
2015-16
72%
19%
2016-17
74%
25%
2017-18
77%
67%
2018-19
79%
100%
2019-20
79%
-
2020-21
81%
-
2021-22
75%
58%
2022-23
77%
29%
Average
75.36%
39.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.64 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 Murray State University since 2023.