Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SMCC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 37.73% where the last year rate was 43%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 61.27% for full-time students and 47.45% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 37.73% where the current academic year rate is 43%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwest Mississippi Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
28%
23%
35%
2013-14
27%
30%
24%
2014-15
27%
27%
27%
2015-16
32%
36%
27%
2016-17
42%
41%
43%
2017-18
40%
45%
35%
2018-19
46%
48%
45%
2019-20
44%
43%
45%
2020-21
45%
41%
49%
2021-22
41%
41%
40%
2022-23
43%
46%
40%
Average
37.73%
38.27%
37.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 21.00% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwest Mississippi Community College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
28%
2013-14
23%
2014-15
24%
2015-16
24%
2016-17
23%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
19%
2019-20
20%
2020-21
17%
2021-22
20%
2022-23
13%
Average
21.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 61.27% for full-time students and 47.45% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SMCC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
52%
67%
2013-14
57%
76%
2014-15
60%
59%
2015-16
61%
57%
2016-17
63%
50%
2017-18
63%
50%
2018-19
64%
25%
2019-20
60%
29%
2020-21
65%
40%
2021-22
58%
33%
2022-23
71%
36%
Average
61.27%
47.45%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 22.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 22 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwest Mississippi Community College since 2023.