Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Missouri State University-Springfield

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.90% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	47%	56%
2016-17	55%	51%	58%
2017-18	55%	48%	60%
2018-19	54%	50%	57%
2019-20	55%	50%	59%
2020-21	57%	53%	60%
2021-22	59%	54%	62%
2022-23	58%	52%	61%
2023-24	57%	50%	61%
2024-25	57%	53%	60%
Average	55.90%	50.80%	59.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.30% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Missouri State University-Springfield from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.60% for full-time students and 48.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Missouri State University-Springfield 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 20.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Missouri State University-Springfield since 2025.

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