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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.50% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	57%	50%
2016-17	53%	53%	53%
2017-18	54%	54%	55%
2018-19	56%	63%	52%
2019-20	61%	58%	62%
2020-21	52%	48%	55%
2021-22	58%	63%	55%
2022-23	55%	45%	62%
2023-24	49%	42%	53%
2024-25	55%	50%	58%
Average	54.50%	53.30%	55.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.20% for full-time students and 26.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MCLA 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 10.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts since 2025.

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