Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Mount Mercy

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 60.10% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	65%	54%	67%
2016-17	58%	45%	61%
2017-18	58%	50%	62%
2018-19	71%	54%	77%
2019-20	64%	55%	67%
2020-21	57%	48%	60%
2021-22	59%	57%	60%
2022-23	57%	57%	57%
2023-24	55%	51%	57%
2024-25	57%	47%	61%
Average	60.10%	51.80%	62.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Mount Mercy University from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.20% for full-time students and 40.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Mount Mercy 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 14.10 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 Mount Mercy University since 2025.

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