25%
Graduation Rate
21%
Transfer-out Rate
84%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Northwestern Michigan College, the graduation rate is 25 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 84 %, and the transfer-out rate is 21 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 32.94% (public primarily Associate's college).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 115 students out of 463 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Northwestern Michigan College.
By gender, 56 male and 59 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 463 | 115 | 24.84% |
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| Men | 245 | 56 | 22.86% |
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| Women | 218 | 59 | 27.06% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Northwestern Michigan College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 30.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 0.00%
- Hispanic: 25.00%
- White: 26.39%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 22.22%
- Unknown: 8.70%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/3) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 30.00%(3/10) |
33.33%(2/6) |
25.00%(1/4) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 0.00%(-/8) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Hispanic | 25.00%(5/20) |
12.50%(1/8) |
33.33%(4/12) |
|---|
| White | 26.39%(100/379) |
25.13%(50/199) |
27.78%(50/180) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 22.22%(4/18) |
22.22%(2/9) |
22.22%(2/9) |
|---|
| Unknown | 8.70%(2/23) |
- |
25.00%(2/8) |
|---|
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At NMC, the transfer-out rate is 21.38%. Its transfer-out rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 16.75%.
NMC's retention rate is 84% last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 65.06%.
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Transfer-out Rate
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Northwestern Michigan College, 1 of 1 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.