Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at NMC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 20.30% where the last year rate was 24%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.60% for full-time students and 11.70% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.30% where the current academic year rate is 24%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northwestern Michigan College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
15%
10%
20%
2014-15
19%
19%
19%
2015-16
18%
19%
16%
2016-17
15%
13%
16%
2017-18
20%
20%
20%
2018-19
23%
21%
24%
2019-20
24%
22%
26%
2020-21
23%
24%
22%
2021-22
22%
22%
22%
2022-23
24%
23%
24%
Average
20.30%
19.30%
20.90%
Northwestern Michigan College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.30% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwestern Michigan College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
30%
2014-15
38%
2015-16
25%
2016-17
25%
2017-18
27%
2018-19
25%
2019-20
23%
2020-21
24%
2021-22
24%
2022-23
22%
Average
26.30%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.60% for full-time students and 11.70% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NMC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
-
-
2014-15
-
-
2015-16
83%
-
2016-17
94%
-
2017-18
76%
-
2018-19
93%
-
2019-20
71%
-
2020-21
84%
50%
2021-22
83%
67%
2022-23
92%
-
Average
67.60%
11.70%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwestern Michigan College since 2023.