Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western New Mexico

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 28.10% where the current academic year rate is 32%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21%	21%	20%
2016-17	20%	20%	20%
2017-18	27%	29%	25%
2018-19	26%	25%	27%
2019-20	34%	35%	33%
2020-21	27%	26%	29%
2021-22	29%	29%	28%
2022-23	31%	35%	27%
2023-24	34%	35%	34%
2024-25	32%	31%	32%
Average	28.10%	28.60%	27.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.80% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western New Mexico University from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.60% for full-time students and 32.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Western New Mexico 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 12.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western New Mexico University since 2025.

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