Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Mississippi Colleges

There are 19 active four-years colleges and universities in Mississippi - 9 public and 10 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Mississippi is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 47% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 47.45% where the current academic year rate is 47%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Mississippi Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	47%	42%	54%
2013-14	47%	43%	49%
2014-15	49%	41%	54%
2015-16	49%	42%	55%
2016-17	44%	39%	47%
2017-18	52%	47%	56%
2018-19	47%	45%	50%
2019-20	46%	40%	53%
2020-21	46%	40%	50%
2021-22	48%	41%	54%
2022-23	47%	39%	53%
Average	47.45%	41.73%	52.27%

Graduation Rate Changes of Mississippi Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.82% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mississippi Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	34%
2013-14	24%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	17%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	29%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	25%
Average	23.82%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Mississippi Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.64% for full-time students and 46.09% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Mississippi Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	76%	54%
2013-14	73%	45%
2014-15	75%	45%
2015-16	71%	51%
2016-17	75%	57%
2017-18	73%	61%
2018-19	73%	46%
2019-20	76%	35%
2020-21	73%	38%
2021-22	69%	37%
2022-23	76%	38%
Average	73.64%	46.09%

Retention Rate Changes of Mississippi Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mississippi Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.45:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Mississippi Colleges

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