The average graduation rate of New Mexico colleges is 42.02%. It means that 42.02% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year New Mexico colleges, the average graduation rate is 37.08%, which means 37.08% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In New Mexico 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 32.29%.
For New Mexico colleges, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the highest graduation rate of 57.05% among 4-year colleges. For New Mexico community colleges, Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque has the highest graduation rate of 67.70%.
The following table compares graduation rates between New Mexico colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueCommunity College | 26.71% | - | 67.70% | - | 78% |
| Olympian Academy of CosmetologyTrade School | 54.27% | - | 67.24% | 1% | 69% |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegeCommunity College | 16.40% | - | 31.17% | 19% | 60% |
| Navajo Technical University4-Year College, public | - | - | 17.65% | - | 38% |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaCommunity College | 5.54% | - | 19.37% | 14% | 63% |
| Clovis Community CollegeCommunity College | 24.22% | - | 34.38% | 16% | 57% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 25.14% | 34.97% | 38.80% | 25% | 62% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusCommunity College | 25.19% | - | 31.68% | 2% | 55% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development4-Year College, public | 5.56% | 8.33% | 11.11% | - | 70% |
| New Mexico Highlands University4-Year College, public | 3.86% | 17.76% | 26.64% | 2% | 50% |
| New Mexico Junior CollegeCommunity College | 18.01% | - | 58.17% | 15% | 70% |
| New Mexico Military InstituteCommunity College | 39.68% | - | 44.44% | 28% | 50% |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusCommunity College | 11.54% | - | 20.00% | 2% | 57% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology4-Year College, public | 32.46% | 52.79% | 57.05% | 30% | 77% |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusCommunity College | 7.50% | - | 22.50% | 5% | 50% |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 37.45% | 50.10% | 54.11% | - | 76% |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoCommunity College | 5.48% | - | 13.70% | 32% | 46% |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegeCommunity College | 16.05% | - | 19.75% | - | 49% |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsCommunity College | 14.29% | - | 26.19% | 14% | 58% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 33.87% | 49.71% | 55.17% | - | 73% |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusCommunity College | 16.39% | - | 21.31% | 5% | 58% |
| Northern New Mexico College4-Year College, public | 6.45% | 20.97% | 30.65% | 13% | 52% |
| San Juan CollegeCommunity College | 21.74% | - | 36.96% | 7% | 71% |
| Santa Fe Community CollegeCommunity College | 10.76% | - | 23.42% | 16% | 59% |
| University of the Southwest4-Year College, private | 13.21% | 16.98% | 16.98% | - | 55% |
| Southwestern College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteCommunity College | 14.00% | - | 14.00% | 12% | 59% |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusCommunity College | 14.89% | - | 29.79% | 9% | 55% |
| Mesalands Community CollegeCommunity College | 18.42% | - | 42.11% | 11% | 62% |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FeTrade School | 3.28% | - | 75.41% | - | 100% |
| Western New Mexico University4-Year College, public | 15.46% | 23.71% | 26.29% | 5% | 58% |
| St. John's College4-Year College, private | 39.44% | 52.11% | 54.93% | 23% | 82% |
| Luna Community CollegeCommunity College | 20.83% | - | 28.33% | - | 43% |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeCommunity College | 11.43% | - | 28.57% | 17% | 33% |
| Carrington College-AlbuquerqueCommunity College | 50.00% | - | 65.00% | - | 84% |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque4-Year College, private | 9.09% | - | 9.09% | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-AlbuquerqueTrade School | 5.17% | - | 77.59% | - | 74% |
| Aveda Institute-New MexicoTrade School | 1.52% | - | 87.88% | - | 97% |
| Glitz School of CosmetologyTrade School | 58.59% | - | 68.69% | - | 89% |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstituteTrade School | 24.07% | - | 94.44% | - | 93% |
| Urban Academy of BeautyTrade School | - | - | - | 25% | - |
| A Better U Beauty Barber AcademyTrade School | 3.57% | - | 78.57% | - | 100% |