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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	65%	59%	69%
2016-17	67%	68%	66%
2017-18	68%	68%	68%
2018-19	69%	64%	73%
2019-20	68%	66%	69%
2020-21	70%	66%	73%
2021-22	62%	53%	69%
2022-23	63%	55%	70%
2023-24	58%	51%	64%
2024-25	60%	53%	65%
Average	65.00%	60.30%	68.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 38%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mercyhurst University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.60% for full-time students and 60.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mercyhurst 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 14.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Mercyhurst University since 2025.

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