The average graduation rate of New Mexico colleges is 39.41%. It means that 39.41% 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 40.67%, which means 40.67% 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 29.10%.

For New Mexico colleges, St. John's College has the highest graduation rate of 71.64% among 4-year colleges. For New Mexico community colleges, Carrington College-Albuquerque has the highest graduation rate of 57.04%.

Graduation Rate By School Level and Completion Time for New Mexico Colleges

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.

Graduation Rate Comparison between New Mexico Colleges
SchoolGraduation Rate
(Completers)		Transfer-out RateRetention Rate
In 100% Normal TimeIn 125% Normal TimeIn 150% Normal Time
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueCommunity College8.81%-45.60%--
Olympian Academy of CosmetologyTrade School37.40%-48.55%2%55%
Central New Mexico Community CollegeCommunity College14.02%-27.72%15%62%
Navajo Technical University4-Year College, public11.11%-11.11%--
New Mexico State University-Dona AnaCommunity College5.88%-16.73%15%64%
Clovis Community CollegeCommunity College24.89%-41.18%10%63%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus4-Year College, public26.38%33.55%36.48%30%62%
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusCommunity College26.03%-35.27%1%50%
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development4-Year College, public10.00%30.00%30.00%25%79%
New Mexico Highlands University4-Year College, public16.45%23.87%25.48%37%63%
New Mexico Junior CollegeCommunity College33.98%-49.19%8%55%
New Mexico Military InstituteCommunity College44.17%-44.17%26%49%
University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusCommunity College7.17%-15.70%3%57%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology4-Year College, public37.92%52.68%55.03%26%75%
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusCommunity College14.93%-29.85%8%40%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus4-Year College, public34.59%47.56%51.22%--
New Mexico State University-AlamogordoCommunity College9.68%-20.16%26%58%
Southeast New Mexico CollegeCommunity College12.75%-21.57%17%57%
New Mexico State University-GrantsCommunity College13.21%-33.96%15%52%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus4-Year College, public29.37%46.47%50.90%--
University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusCommunity College7.23%-16.27%5%62%
Northern New Mexico College4-Year College, public3.08%12.31%13.85%34%53%
San Juan CollegeCommunity College9.95%-22.60%3%69%
Santa Fe Community CollegeCommunity College12.05%-18.47%13%58%
University of the Southwest4-Year College, private21.28%26.60%26.60%--
Southwestern College4-Year College, private-----
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteCommunity College13.45%-13.45%10%26%
University of New Mexico-Taos CampusCommunity College16.25%-23.75%3%55%
Mesalands Community CollegeCommunity College47.69%-52.31%3%58%
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FeTrade School20.00%-100.00%--
Western New Mexico University4-Year College, public10.46%18.95%22.88%--
St. John's College4-Year College, private62.69%65.67%71.64%10%74%
Luna Community CollegeCommunity College11.50%-19.47%--
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeCommunity College3.70%-16.67%11%54%
Carrington College-AlbuquerqueCommunity College30.37%-57.04%--
Brookline College-Albuquerque4-Year College, private50.00%-50.00%1%0%
Paul Mitchell the School-AlbuquerqueTrade School6.67%-66.67%--
Aveda Institute-New MexicoTrade School--77.14%--
Glitz School of CosmetologyTrade School10.53%-75.00%--
Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstituteTrade School30.43%-69.57%--
Urban Academy of BeautyTrade School-----
A Better U Beauty Barber AcademyTrade School-----