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New Mexico Colleges' Graduation Rate

What is the Average Graduation Rate in New Mexico?

The average graduation rate of New Mexico colleges is 33.30%. It includes all institutions' rate (i.e. 4-years and 2-years or less) where the graduation data is available. In public colleges, the graduation rate is 29.86% and private schools' rate is 48.50%.
By gender, the female students' graduation rate is 51.79% and male students' rate is 42.46%.
The schools in below list are the top 3 New Mexico colleges that have the highest graduation rate. University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 51% among New Mexico colleges. New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus also have higher graduation rate of 50% and 41% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude colleges with less than 5,000 students. You can view more schools at New Mexico colleges with high graduation rate.
The following table summarizes the average graduation rate in New Mexico by school type and level.
The Average Graduation Rate In New Mexico
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total33.30%29.86%48.50%55.33%
4 Years Colleges40.67%36.33%48.50%64.00%
Community Colleges29.10%26.79%-51.00%
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Bachelor's degree Graduation Rate

For the four-years New Mexico institutions where BS degree grants, the average graduation rate is 47.53%. 3,246 students graduated out of 6,829 candidates. 274 students are still enrolled in the schools and 690 students are no longer enrolled or transferred out to other institutions.
By completion time, 2,110 students have completed their degree in 4 years or less as the rate is 30.90% at New Mexico colleges. 891 students completed in 5 years and 416 students earned their BS degree in 6 years.
The following table summarizes the graduation rate and number of completers by gender and completion time for New Mexico collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of completers over candidates in the corresponding category.
Graduation Rate by Gender and Completion Time at New Mexico colleges
TotalFemale StudentsMale Students
Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time)47.53%
(3,246/6,829)
42.46%
(1,324/3,118)
51.79%
(1,922/3,711)
In 4 Years or Less30.90%
(2,110/6,829)
25.95%
(809/3,118)
35.06%
(1,301/3,711)
In 5 Years13.05%
(891/6,829)
13.21%
(412/3,118)
12.91%
(479/3,711)
In 6 Years3.59%
(245/6,829)
3.30%
(103/3,118)
3.83%
(142/3,711)
Transfer-out6.09%
(416/6,829)
7.15%
(223/3,118)
5.20%
(193/3,711)
No longer Enrolled4.01%
(274/6,829)
4.39%
(137/3,118)
3.69%
(137/3,711)
Still Enrolled41.29%
(2,820/6,829)
45.03%
(1,404/3,118)
38.16%
(1,416/3,711)
The following table shows the New Mexico Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
New Mexico Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Albuquerque, NM $17,706 690 - 45%
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Alamogordo, NM $16,800 688 - -
Central New Mexico Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Albuquerque, NM $8,366 ($1,934) 19,095 - 27%
Navajo Technical University
Public, four-years
Crownpoint, NM $4,250 ($2,402) 1,354 - 8%
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Public, 2-4 years
Las Cruces, NM $6,360 ($2,718) 6,662 - 16%
Clovis Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Clovis, NM $3,224 ($1,736) 2,303 - 41%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Portales, NM $8,843 ($6,863) 5,106 27.55% 41%
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Roswell, NM $5,616 ($2,424) 1,856 - 35%
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Public, four-years
Santa Fe, NM $5,801 ($5,561) 868 100.00% 27%
New Mexico Highlands University
Public, four-years
Las Vegas, NM $12,180 ($7,260) 2,677 - 25%
New Mexico Junior College
Public, 2-4 years
Hobbs, NM $2,280 ($1,920) 2,228 - 49%
New Mexico Military Institute
Public, 2-4 years
Roswell, NM $14,042 ($6,990) 424 56.07% 44%
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Gallup, NM $4,843 ($2,575) 2,113 - 15%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Public, four-years
Socorro, NM $26,312 ($9,058) 1,689 74.43% 55%
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Los Alamos, NM $5,686 ($2,214) 1,009 - 29%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Albuquerque, NM $26,450 ($8,115) 21,953 96.07% 51%
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Public, 2-4 years
Alamogordo, NM $6,072 ($3,000) 1,032 - 20%
Southeast New Mexico College
Public, 2-4 years
Carlsbad, NM $4,008 ($1,968) 1,673 - 21%
New Mexico State University-Grants
Public, 2-4 years
Grants, NM $4,272 ($2,376) 825 - 33%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Las Cruces, NM $25,271 ($8,147) 14,268 78.05% 50%
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Los Lunas, NM $5,130 ($1,878) 1,953 - 16%
Northern New Mexico College
Public, four-years
Espanola, NM $14,328 ($6,400) 1,154 - 39%
San Juan College
Public, 2-4 years
Farmington, NM $4,985 ($1,790) 5,454 - 22%
Santa Fe Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Santa Fe, NM $4,995 ($2,505) 3,266 - 18%
University of the Southwest
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hobbs, NM $16,670 1,066 - 26%
Southwestern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Santa Fe, NM $20,036 193 - -
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Public, 2-4 years
Albuquerque, NM $1,095 ($1,095) 269 - 13%
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Public, 2-4 years
Ranchos de Taos, NM $5,004 ($2,004) 1,222 - 23%
Mesalands Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Tucumcari, NM $3,408 ($2,136) 824 - 52%
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Santa Fe, NM $15,500 68 - -
Western New Mexico University
Public, four-years
Silver City, NM $14,354 ($7,868) 3,378 - 31%
St. John's College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Santa Fe, NM $38,946 439 54.08% 71%
Luna Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NM $3,050 ($1,634) 774 - 19%
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Ruidoso, NM $2,644 ($1,804) 691 - 16%
Carrington College-Albuquerque
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Albuquerque, NM $61,578 377 - 57%
Brookline College-Albuquerque
Private (for-profit), four-years
Albuquerque, NM $88,847 528 - 64%
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Albuquerque, NM $15,500 167 - -
Aveda Institute-New Mexico
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Albuquerque, NM $16,818 145 - -
Glitz School of Cosmetology
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Cruces, NM $21,100 168 - -
Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Albuquerque, NM $10,750 97 - -
Urban Academy of Beauty
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Rio Rancho, NM $12,000 17 - -
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Albuquerque, NM $17,900 38 - -