Retention and Graduation Rates
The University monitors retention and graduation rates as measure of success of its undergraduate programs.
Retention Rate
Threshold: 80%
Goal by 2028: 92%
Actual retention rate for the fall 2022 cohort: 83%
Goal by 2028: 92%
Actual retention rate for the fall 2022 cohort: 83%
Graduation Rate
Graduation rates are measured by calculating the percentage of an entering fall cohort that graduates from Mercer within 6 years.
Threshold: 65% (increased from 60% January 2021)
Goal by 2028: 75%
Goal by 2028: 75%
Actual graduation rate for the fall 2017 cohort: 74%
SACSCOC requires that institutions identify a student completion metric. Mercer has chosen the IPEDS graduation rate metrica.
