The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 26.20% where the last year rate was 40%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.20% where the current academic year rate is 40%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Marianas College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| 2016-17 | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| 2017-18 | 15% | 12% | 18% |
| 2018-19 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 19% | 14% | 23% |
| 2020-21 | 25% | 22% | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 29% | 26% | 31% |
| 2022-23 | 37% | 28% | 43% |
| 2023-24 | 42% | 43% | 41% |
| 2024-25 | 40% | 42% | 39% |
| Average | 26.20% | 23.90% | 28.10% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.40% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northern Marianas College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 9% |
| 2017-18 | 0% |
| 2018-19 | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 8% |
| 2020-21 | 12% |
| 2021-22 | 8% |
| 2022-23 | 10% |
| 2023-24 | 6% |
| 2024-25 | 11% |
| Average | 8.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northern Marianas from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 62% | - |
| 2016-17 | 65% | 50% |
| 2017-18 | 74% | 50% |
| 2018-19 | 71% | 50% |
| 2019-20 | 75% | 50% |
| 2020-21 | 82% | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 61% | 33% |
| 2022-23 | 81% | 67% |
| 2023-24 | 59% | 75% |
| 2024-25 | 73% | 50% |
| Average | 70.30% | 45.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 23.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 23 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Marianas College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 26:1 |
| 2016-17 | 23:1 |
| 2017-18 | 26:1 |
| 2018-19 | 25:1 |
| 2019-20 | 26:1 |
| 2020-21 | 24:1 |
| 2021-22 | 22:1 |
| 2022-23 | 21:1 |
| 2023-24 | 21:1 |
| 2024-25 | 23:1 |
| Average | 23.70:1 |
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