Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Alcorn State

23%

Graduation

1%

Retention

No Change

Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 41.40% where the last year rate was 57%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.20% for full-time students and 25.30% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.40% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Alcorn State University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 34%25%40%
2016-17 31%21%38%
2017-18 33%29%36%
2018-19 40%31%48%
2019-20 40%33%45%
2020-21 45%40%48%
2021-22 41%38%44%
2022-23 47%33%54%
2023-24 46%38%50%
2024-25 57%47%62%
Average41.40%33.50%46.50%
Alcorn State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.20% for full-time students and 25.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Alcorn State from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1676%9%
2016-1772%15%
2017-1875%18%
2018-1973%20%
2019-2080%21%
2020-2174%33%
2021-2275%55%
2022-2381%27%
2023-2479%28%
2024-2577%27%
Average76.20%25.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.30 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 Alcorn State University since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1616:1
2016-1716:1
2017-1818:1
2018-1918:1
2019-2016:1
2020-2116:1
2021-2215:1
2022-2316:1
2023-2416:1
2024-2516:1
Average16.30:1

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