Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Murray State

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.20% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	49%	43%	52%
2016-17	49%	42%	53%
2017-18	49%	42%	54%
2018-19	55%	51%	58%
2019-20	54%	50%	57%
2020-21	53%	49%	55%
2021-22	55%	48%	60%
2022-23	58%	54%	60%
2023-24	59%	56%	61%
2024-25	61%	55%	65%
Average	54.20%	49.00%	57.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 33.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Murray State 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 15.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Murray State University since 2025.

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