The average graduation rate of New Mexico colleges is 39.41%. It means that 39.41% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year New Mexico colleges, the average graduation rate is 40.67%, which means 40.67% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In New Mexico 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 29.10%.
For New Mexico colleges, St. John's College has the highest graduation rate of 71.64% among 4-year colleges. For New Mexico community colleges, Carrington College-Albuquerque has the highest graduation rate of 57.04%.
The following table compares graduation rates between New Mexico colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueCommunity College | 8.81% | - | 45.60% | - | - |
| Olympian Academy of CosmetologyTrade School | 37.40% | - | 48.55% | 2% | 55% |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegeCommunity College | 14.02% | - | 27.72% | 15% | 62% |
| Navajo Technical University4-Year College, public | 11.11% | - | 11.11% | - | - |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaCommunity College | 5.88% | - | 16.73% | 15% | 64% |
| Clovis Community CollegeCommunity College | 24.89% | - | 41.18% | 10% | 63% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 26.38% | 33.55% | 36.48% | 30% | 62% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusCommunity College | 26.03% | - | 35.27% | 1% | 50% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development4-Year College, public | 10.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 25% | 79% |
| New Mexico Highlands University4-Year College, public | 16.45% | 23.87% | 25.48% | 37% | 63% |
| New Mexico Junior CollegeCommunity College | 33.98% | - | 49.19% | 8% | 55% |
| New Mexico Military InstituteCommunity College | 44.17% | - | 44.17% | 26% | 49% |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusCommunity College | 7.17% | - | 15.70% | 3% | 57% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology4-Year College, public | 37.92% | 52.68% | 55.03% | 26% | 75% |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusCommunity College | 14.93% | - | 29.85% | 8% | 40% |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 34.59% | 47.56% | 51.22% | - | - |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoCommunity College | 9.68% | - | 20.16% | 26% | 58% |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegeCommunity College | 12.75% | - | 21.57% | 17% | 57% |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsCommunity College | 13.21% | - | 33.96% | 15% | 52% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 29.37% | 46.47% | 50.90% | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusCommunity College | 7.23% | - | 16.27% | 5% | 62% |
| Northern New Mexico College4-Year College, public | 3.08% | 12.31% | 13.85% | 34% | 53% |
| San Juan CollegeCommunity College | 9.95% | - | 22.60% | 3% | 69% |
| Santa Fe Community CollegeCommunity College | 12.05% | - | 18.47% | 13% | 58% |
| University of the Southwest4-Year College, private | 21.28% | 26.60% | 26.60% | - | - |
| Southwestern College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteCommunity College | 13.45% | - | 13.45% | 10% | 26% |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusCommunity College | 16.25% | - | 23.75% | 3% | 55% |
| Mesalands Community CollegeCommunity College | 47.69% | - | 52.31% | 3% | 58% |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FeTrade School | 20.00% | - | 100.00% | - | - |
| Western New Mexico University4-Year College, public | 10.46% | 18.95% | 22.88% | - | - |
| St. John's College4-Year College, private | 62.69% | 65.67% | 71.64% | 10% | 74% |
| Luna Community CollegeCommunity College | 11.50% | - | 19.47% | - | - |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegeCommunity College | 3.70% | - | 16.67% | 11% | 54% |
| Carrington College-AlbuquerqueCommunity College | 30.37% | - | 57.04% | - | - |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque4-Year College, private | 50.00% | - | 50.00% | 1% | 0% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-AlbuquerqueTrade School | 6.67% | - | 66.67% | - | - |
| Aveda Institute-New MexicoTrade School | - | - | 77.14% | - | - |
| Glitz School of CosmetologyTrade School | 10.53% | - | 75.00% | - | - |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstituteTrade School | 30.43% | - | 69.57% | - | - |
| Urban Academy of BeautyTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| A Better U Beauty Barber AcademyTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |