Northern Marianas Colleges Graduation Rate Summary (2015-2025)
- Graduation Rate Trends:
- Current Rate : The average graduation rate for Northern Marianas four-year colleges is 40%.
- 10-Year Change: The graduation rate has changed by 30%.
- Other Key Indicators:
- Transfer-out Rate: The rate has remained relatively stable over the 10-year period, averaging 9.30%.
- Retention Rate: The rate has been consistently high, with a current rate of 73% and an 10-year average of 69.18%.
- Students to Faculty Ratio: The students to faculty ratio has worsened, with 3 more students for every faculty member.
Graduation Rate Changes
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 24.73%, and the current academic year rate is 40%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Marianas Colleges over the past 12 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2014-15 |
10% | 10% | 10% |
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| 2015-16 |
17% | 15% | 19% |
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| 2016-17 |
17% | 19% | 16% |
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| 2017-18 |
15% | 12% | 18% |
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| 2018-19 |
21% | 18% | 23% |
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| 2019-20 |
19% | 14% | 23% |
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| 2020-21 |
25% | 22% | 28% |
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| 2021-22 |
29% | 26% | 31% |
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| 2022-23 |
37% | 28% | 43% |
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| 2023-24 |
42% | 43% | 41% |
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| 2024-25 |
40% | 42% | 39% |
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| Average | 24.73% | 22.64% | 26.45% |
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Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 8.45%, and the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northern Marianas Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
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| 2014-15 | 9% |
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| 2015-16 | 9% |
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| 2016-17 | 9% |
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| 2017-18 | 0% |
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| 2018-19 | 11% |
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| 2019-20 | 8% |
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| 2020-21 | 12% |
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| 2021-22 | 8% |
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| 2022-23 | 10% |
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| 2023-24 | 6% |
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| 2024-25 | 11% |
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| Average | 8.45% |
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Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.18% for full-time students and 40.91% for part-time students.
The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Northern Marianas Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
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| 2014-15 | 58% | - |
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| 2015-16 | 62% | - |
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| 2016-17 | 65% | 50% |
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| 2017-18 | 74% | 50% |
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| 2018-19 | 71% | 50% |
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| 2019-20 | 75% | 50% |
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| 2020-21 | 82% | 25% |
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| 2021-22 | 61% | 33% |
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| 2022-23 | 81% | 67% |
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| 2023-24 | 59% | 75% |
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| 2024-25 | 73% | 50% |
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| Average | 69.18% | 40.91% |
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Students to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average students to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 23.91 to 1, and the current academic year ratio is 23 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of students to faculty ratio at Northern Marianas Colleges since 2015.
| Year | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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| 2014-15 | 26:1 |
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| 2015-16 | 26:1 |
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| 2016-17 | 23:1 |
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| 2017-18 | 26:1 |
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| 2018-19 | 25:1 |
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| 2019-20 | 26:1 |
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| 2020-21 | 24:1 |
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| 2021-22 | 22:1 |
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| 2022-23 | 21:1 |
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| 2023-24 | 21:1 |
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| 2024-25 | 23:1 |
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| Average | 23.91:1 |
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