Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 286 students out of 729 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Francis Marion University. By gender, 63 male and 223 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (45.05% in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total72928639.23%
Men2116329.86%
Women51822343.05%
Francis Marion University graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 0.00%, rate of Asian students is 33.33%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 33.66%, rate of Hispanic students is 44.44%, rate of White students is 44.82%, and rate of Two or More Race students is 35.71% at Francis Marion University.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native0.00%(-/1) - -
Asian33.33%(2/6) - 50.00%(2/4)
Black (Non-Hispanic)33.66%(103/306) 19.30%(11/57) 36.95%(92/249)
Hispanic44.44%(8/18) 33.33%(2/6) 50.00%(6/12)
White44.82%(160/357) 34.13%(43/126) 50.65%(117/231)
Two or More Race35.71%(10/28) 50.00%(4/8) 30.00%(6/20)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Francis Marion University graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 152 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 108 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 178 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At Francis Marion, the transfer-out rate is 42.94%. Its transfer-out rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (24.97% in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Francis Marion University, the retention rate is 65% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (69.40% in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
Retention Rates at Francis Marion University

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Francis Marion University, 3 of 13 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 23.08%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

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