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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 81.90% where the current academic year rate is 79%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	83%	79%	85%
2016-17	82%	79%	84%
2017-18	83%	79%	85%
2018-19	84%	81%	86%
2019-20	84%	80%	86%
2020-21	82%	78%	84%
2021-22	81%	76%	84%
2022-23	81%	76%	84%
2023-24	80%	75%	84%
2024-25	79%	75%	82%
Average	81.90%	77.80%	84.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.20% for full-time students and 61.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at JMU 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 16.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at James Madison University since 2025.

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