Undergraduate Graduation and Transfer-out Rate
What is Student Right-To-Know?
Student Right-To-Know is a federal law that requires all colleges and universities to disclose certain information to students. This handout provides the information that a university must provide to students on graduation rates and transfer-out rates for full-time students seeking degrees at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
What is a graduation rate and what is a transfer-out rate?
Federal regulations specify how to calculate the graduation and transfer rates. The rates come from a study of Minnesota State Mankato students who started at the university in the fall of 2018. The study includes all first-time students who enrolled full-time that fall and were seeking to earn a degree at the university. The graduation rate is the percentage of these students who graduated from Minnesota State Mankato within six years. The transfer-out rate is the percentage of these students who did not graduate from Minnesota State Mankato, but instead transferred to another college or university within six years.
What do I need to know about these rates?
These rates do not report on all students at Minnesota State Mankato. The 2,365 first-time, full-time students in the study were 19 percent of all undergraduate students enrolled in fall of 2018.
What are the graduation and transfer-out rates for Minnesota State University, Mankato students and how do they compare to rates for other universities?
- The graduation rate for Minnesota State Mankato was 54 percent.
- The transfer-out rate for Minnesota State Mankato was 29 percent.
- The combination of the graduation rate and the transfer-out rate was 83 percent. The national average combined rate for similar universities was 73 percent.
Why don’t more Minnesota State University, Mankato students graduate or transfer in six years?
- Some students take jobs before they graduate;
- Students who switch from full-time to part-time enrollment or “stop out” for one or more semesters are more likely to take more than six years to graduate;
- Other students delay their education for personal, family or financial reasons.
Disaggregated Student Right-to-Know Graduation and Transfer-out Rates for Minnesota State University, Mankato
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cohort | 54% | 29% | 83% |
Disaggregated Student Right-to-Know Graduation and Transfer-out Rates By Race Ethnicity
| Race Ethnicity | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | * | * | * |
| Asian | 39% | 31% | 71% |
| Black or African American | 39% | 38% | 77% |
| Hispanic of any race | 45% | 30% | 75% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | * | * | * |
| Two or more races | 49% | 33% | 82% |
| U.S. Nonresident | 52% | 10% | 62% |
| Unknown race and ethnicity | * | * | * |
| White | 57% | 29% | 85% |
Disaggregated Student Right-to-Know Graduation and Transfer-out Rates by Gender
| Gender | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 57% | 30% | 87% |
| Male | 50% | 26% | 76% |
Disaggregated Student Right-to-Know Graduation and Transfer-out Rates by Financial Aid
| Financial Aid | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell Grant Recipient | 47% | 31% | 78% |
| Received neither Pell nor Subsidized Stafford Loans | 58% | 27% | 84% |
| Received Subsidized Stafford Loans, but no Pell | 54% | 30% | 84% |
Due to rounding, percentages may not always appear to add up.
