New Mexico Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for New Mexico Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in New Mexico - 9 public and 6 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in New Mexico is 41%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 35% to 41%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 4 compared to 17 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35%	35%	35%
2013-14	36%	29%	38%
2014-15	31%	27%	34%
2015-16	30%	26%	34%
2016-17	34%	31%	38%
2017-18	36%	36%	39%
2018-19	34%	32%	38%
2019-20	36%	35%	38%
2020-21	38%	33%	42%
2021-22	38%	32%	43%
2022-23	41%	36%	45%
Average	35.36%	32.00%	38.55%

Year

Total

Men

Women

2012-13

35%

2013-14

36%

29%

38%

2014-15

31%

27%

34%

2015-16

30%

26%

34%

2016-17

34%

31%

38%

2017-18

36%

39%

2018-19

34%

32%

38%

2019-20

36%

35%

38%

2020-21

38%

33%

42%

2021-22

38%

32%

43%

2022-23

41%

36%

45%

Average

35.36%

32.00%

38.55%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	25%
2013-14	34%
2014-15	34%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	41%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	23%
Average	29.55%

Year

Transfer-out Rate

2012-13

25%

2013-14

34%

2014-15

34%

2015-16

26%

2016-17

27%

2017-18

31%

2018-19

41%

2019-20

33%

2020-21

25%

2021-22

26%

2022-23

23%

Average

29.55%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	60%	43%
2013-14	61%	56%
2014-15	64%	55%
2015-16	63%	37%
2016-17	63%	46%
2017-18	64%	48%
2018-19	64%	50%
2019-20	70%	47%
2020-21	68%	46%
2021-22	60%	39%
2022-23	66%	45%
Average	63.91%	46.55%

Year

Full-time

Part-time

2012-13

60%

43%

2013-14

61%

56%

2014-15

64%

55%

2015-16

63%

37%

2016-17

63%

46%

2017-18

64%

48%

2018-19

64%

50%

2019-20

70%

47%

2020-21

68%

46%

2021-22

60%

39%

2022-23

66%

45%

Average

63.91%

46.55%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.18:1

Year

Student to Faculty Ratio

2012-13

17:1

2013-14

15:1

2014-15

14:1

2015-16

14:1

2016-17

13:1

2017-18

11:1

2018-19

12:1

2019-20

12:1

2020-21

12:1

2021-22

12:1

2022-23

13:1

Average

13.18:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for New Mexico Colleges

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