Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Northern Michigan

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.70% where the current academic year rate is 52%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Michigan University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	48%	44%	51%
2016-17	46%	43%	50%
2017-18	49%	45%	53%
2018-19	47%	42%	51%
2019-20	48%	44%	51%
2020-21	46%	43%	49%
2021-22	49%	45%	52%
2022-23	52%	47%	58%
2023-24	50%	49%	52%
2024-25	52%	46%	56%
Average	48.70%	44.80%	52.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.20% for full-time students and 52.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northern Michigan 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 19.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Michigan University since 2025.

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