Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at EMU

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.40% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	61%	57%	64%
2016-17	62%	54%	68%
2017-18	63%	63%	63%
2018-19	60%	46%	68%
2019-20	57%	58%	57%
2020-21	60%	59%	61%
2021-22	55%	49%	60%
2022-23	62%	53%	69%
2023-24	47%	43%	50%
2024-25	67%	68%	65%
Average	59.40%	55.00%	62.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.50% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Eastern Mennonite University from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.80% for full-time students and 40.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at EMU 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 9.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Eastern Mennonite University since 2025.

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