Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lees-McRae

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.40% where the current academic year rate is 42%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	36%	24%	46%
2016-17	38%	32%	43%
2017-18	32%	32%	32%
2018-19	37%	35%	40%
2019-20	46%	42%	50%
2020-21	43%	33%	47%
2021-22	40%	30%	49%
2022-23	46%	39%	51%
2023-24	44%	39%	47%
2024-25	42%	36%	46%
Average	40.40%	34.20%	45.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.10% where the current year rate is 41%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lees-McRae College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lees-McRae 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 11.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lees-McRae College since 2025.

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