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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.90% where the current academic year rate is 33%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	65%	67%	60%
2016-17	37%	31%	48%
2017-18	36%	33%	39%
2018-19	37%	24%	51%
2019-20	40%	40%	40%
2020-21	38%	39%	35%
2021-22	52%	50%	57%
2022-23	49%	39%	67%
2023-24	52%	47%	62%
2024-25	33%	30%	43%
Average	43.90%	40.00%	50.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at McPherson 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 13.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at McPherson College since 2025.

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