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Millersville Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

35% 4-Year Graduation Rate
59% 6-Year Graduation Rate
75% Retention Rate

Millersville University of Pennsylvania 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Are students coming back to Millersville after their first year? Are Millersville students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.

Millersville Retention Rate

75% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.

With 75% students making it past their freshmen year, Millersville has freshmen retention rates above the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.

Millersville Retention  75 out of 100
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Pennsylvania Retention  73 out of 100
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Retention Rate
Millersville75%
Nationwide70.57%
Pennsylvania73.24%

Millersville Graduation Rates

59% 6-Year Graduation Rate
23.42% Transfer Rate
15.68% Dropout Rate

How many of the estimated 1,387 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?

35% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 59% in six years, and 60% in eight years.

Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Millersville graduation rate 59%.

The typical Millersville student takes 4.40 years to complete their bachelor's degree.

Four Year Graduation Rate  41%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  59%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  60%
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Millersville Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion WithinUndergraduatesPercentage
Four Years96341%
Six Years1,38759%
Eight Years341%
Did Not Complete93240%
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
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Millersville Drop Out Rate

Approximately 932 students or 40% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 932 students who did not complete their degree?

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Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled50.5%
Transferred55159.1%
Dropped Out36939.6%

Millersville Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

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Race/EthnicityGraduation Rate
American Indian or Alaskan Native33%
Asian43%
Black / African-American32%
Hawaiian100%
Hispanic41%
Multi-Ethnic47%
Unknown67%
White62%

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.

Traditional Students:

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.

Non-Traditional Students:

Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.

The majority of students at Millersville are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?

First-Time / Full-Time Millersville Graduation Rates

58% First-Time, Full-Time
60% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at Millersville University of Pennsylvania represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 59.19% of Millersville bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 35%, first-time students in the Millersville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Millersville graduation rate was 60%, and by the eight year mark, 62% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Four Year Graduation Rate  35 out of 100
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Six Year Graduation Rate  60 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  62 out of 100
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Millersville First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time CompletionsMillersvilleNationwide
Four Years35%37.92%
Six Years60%46.43%
Eight Years62%47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time Millersville Drop Out Rates

519 first-time / full-time students or 38% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled50.96%
Transferred31961.46%
Dropped Out19437.38%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

1% First-Time, Part-Time
15% 6-Year Grad Rate
Low Grad Rate

First-time / part-time students at Millersville University of Pennsylvania represent 0.85% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time, part-time students in the Millersville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 20%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  15 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  20 out of 100
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First-Time / Part-Time Millersville Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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First-Time / Part-Time CompletionsMillersvilleNationwide
Four Years1%14.37%
Six Years15%21.59%
Eight Years20%23.72%

First-Time / Part-Time Millersville Drop Out Rates

16 first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred318.75%
Dropped Out1381.25%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

35% Returning, Full-Time
60% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

820 Millersville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 34.85% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 60%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 61%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  60 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
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Millersville Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Full-Time CompletionsMillersvilleNationwide
Four Years0%49.57%
Six Years60%53.83%
Eight Years61%55.07%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Millersville Drop Out Rates

322 non first-time / part-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled51.55%
Transferred19761.18%
Dropped Out12037.27%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

6% Returning, Part-Time
49% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

151 Millersville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.42% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 49%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  49 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  50 out of 100
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Millersville Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Part-Time CompletionsMillersvilleNationwide
Four Years0%30.46%
Six Years49%36.03%
Eight Years50%37.80%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Millersville Drop Out Rates

75 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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Returning / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled11.33%
Transferred3242.67%
Dropped Out4256.00%

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