Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at NEC

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 30.30% where the current academic year rate is 34%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at New England College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	34%	27%	40%
2016-17	38%	32%	47%
2017-18	42%	34%	52%
2018-19	25%	27%	23%
2019-20	29%	31%	28%
2020-21	20%	18%	22%
2021-22	20%	17%	22%
2022-23	30%	30%	31%
2023-24	31%	32%	30%
2024-25	34%	26%	42%
Average	30.30%	27.40%	33.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.70% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at New England College from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.50% for full-time students and 27.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NEC from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at New England College since 2025.

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