Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Central Michigan

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 60.10% where the current academic year rate is 58%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	59%	55%	62%
2016-17	57%	52%	62%
2017-18	58%	54%	62%
2018-19	62%	58%	65%
2019-20	61%	56%	64%
2020-21	63%	57%	67%
2021-22	61%	55%	65%
2022-23	61%	57%	64%
2023-24	61%	56%	65%
2024-25	58%	52%	62%
Average	60.10%	55.20%	63.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.30% for full-time students and 43.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Central Michigan from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.50 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 Central Michigan University since 2025.

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