Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for New Mexico Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in New Mexico - 9 public and 6 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in New Mexico is 41%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 36% to 41%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 35.40% where the current academic year rate is 41%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at New Mexico Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	36%	29%	38%
2014-15	31%	27%	34%
2015-16	30%	26%	34%
2016-17	34%	31%	38%
2017-18	36%	36%	39%
2018-19	34%	32%	38%
2019-20	36%	35%	38%
2020-21	38%	33%	42%
2021-22	38%	32%	43%
2022-23	41%	36%	45%
Average	35.40%	31.70%	38.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 30.00% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at New Mexico Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	34%
2014-15	34%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	41%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	23%
Average	30.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% for full-time students and 46.90% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at New Mexico Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	61%	56%
2014-15	64%	55%
2015-16	63%	37%
2016-17	63%	46%
2017-18	64%	48%
2018-19	64%	50%
2019-20	70%	47%
2020-21	68%	46%
2021-22	60%	39%
2022-23	66%	45%
Average	64.30%	46.90%

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 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at New Mexico Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	12.80:1

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Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Public, 2-4 years | Ruidoso
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Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Private, Less than 2-years | Santa Fe
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