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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.70% where the current academic year rate is 54%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of New Mexico-Main Campus over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	48%	43%	53%
2016-17	44%	39%	48%
2017-18	49%	45%	52%
2018-19	50%	48%	51%
2019-20	53%	49%	56%
2020-21	53%	50%	56%
2021-22	53%	49%	56%
2022-23	51%	47%	54%
2023-24	52%	47%	56%
2024-25	54%	51%	57%
Average	50.70%	46.80%	53.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.50% for full-time students and 46.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UNM 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 16.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of New Mexico-Main Campus since 2025.

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