Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at F&M

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 84.90% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Franklin and Marshall College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	87%	85%	89%
2016-17	87%	86%	88%
2017-18	86%	82%	89%
2018-19	83%	82%	84%
2019-20	85%	84%	85%
2020-21	85%	80%	89%
2021-22	82%	80%	85%
2022-23	85%	85%	85%
2023-24	86%	85%	86%
2024-25	83%	82%	84%
Average	84.90%	83.10%	86.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.60% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Franklin and Marshall College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at F&M 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 9.00 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 Franklin and Marshall College since 2025.

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