Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.00% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	72%	71%	72%
2016-17	72%	64%	75%
2017-18	73%	70%	74%
2018-19	63%	59%	65%
2019-20	70%	72%	70%
2020-21	74%	76%	73%
2021-22	73%	66%	76%
2022-23	66%	61%	67%
2023-24	69%	60%	71%
2024-25	68%	68%	68%
Average	70.00%	66.70%	71.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% for full-time students and 56.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design 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 9.10 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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design since 2025.

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