UNM's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of New Mexico-Main Campus students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of New Mexico-Main Campus students is 53.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 56.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 49.3%.

53.6%

asian 68.7% 103 students
African American 37.7% 23 students
white 57.8% 614 students
unknown 57.1% 12 students
hispanic 51.5% 871 students
International Students 65.4% 34 students
Mixed Race 45.5% 56 students

Drop Out

University of New Mexico-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 40.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 45.0% and 37.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

40.9%

asian 28.0% 42 students
African American 49.2% 30 students
white 37.9% 403 students
unknown 33.3% 7 students
hispanic 42.9% 725 students
International Students 25.0% 13 students
Mixed Race 50.4% 62 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

5.5%

asian 3.3% 5 students
African American 13.1% 8 students
white 4.3% 46 students
unknown 9.5% 2 students
hawaiian 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 5.6% 95 students
International Students 9.6% 5 students
Mixed Race 4.1% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$56,927	$69,338	$86,346
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$66,115	$65,053	$83,794
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,723	$70,863	$74,672
Mechanical Engineering	$60,481	$62,012	$71,489
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$48,521	$52,107	$62,180
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$49,483	$59,485	$60,458
Civil Engineering	$55,370	$59,648	$59,626
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,077	$38,736	$46,959
Economics	$27,677	$36,560	$42,489
Journalism	$32,991	$33,565	$41,065
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,091	$30,912	$39,599
Political Science and Government	$29,067	$33,335	$38,758
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$34,420	$36,929
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,770	$27,753	$36,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,445	$31,037	$36,404
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$30,884	$27,015	$35,933
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$31,260	$27,091	$35,408
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$24,542	NA	$34,522
Chemistry	NA	$29,685	$33,277
Biology, General	$25,544	$25,709	$33,156
Psychology, General	$26,770	$26,187	$32,475
American Sign Language	NA	$23,456	$30,022
History	$19,879	$21,703	$29,095
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$27,990	$25,349	$28,943
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$25,598	$29,685	$28,884
Sociology	$30,251	$24,904	$28,361
Music	NA	$18,771	$24,674
Philosophy	$20,078	$25,452	$24,478
Fine and Studio Arts	$18,295	$21,052	$23,852
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$22,860	$21,964	$23,531
English Language and Literature, General	$24,310	$23,391	$21,714
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$19,169	$17,437	$20,500
Anthropology	$21,972	$24,936	$16,943
Architecture	$32,262	$35,594	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$44,649	$52,524	NA
Computer Engineering	$54,348	$68,219	NA
Area Studies	$24,975	$24,035	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$33,226	$30,771	NA
Chemical Engineering	$69,148	$57,318	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$24,035	NA
Engineering Science	NA	$56,415	NA
Mathematics	$24,432	NA	NA
International/Global Studies	$22,207	$33,637	NA
Geography and Cartography	$36,819	NA	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General	NA	$21,508	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,416	$20,140	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,409	$94,999	$106,457
Accounting and Related Services	$58,379	$65,424	$70,962
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$64,309	$60,771	$69,058
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,774	$59,688	$68,840
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,866	$52,941	$58,585
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$63,847	$59,124	$55,416
Architecture	$46,411	$47,260	$53,724
Public Administration	$48,417	$48,265	$52,768
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$43,821	$46,321	$49,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,923	$43,240	$46,484
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,131	$35,060	$46,374
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$42,035	$43,957	$44,826
Special Education and Teaching	$41,959	$38,829	$40,865
Music	$21,128	$30,771	$30,805
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$99,791	$105,465	NA
Public Health	$63,848	$55,964	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$103,078	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$69,641	$85,391	NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	$45,287	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$36,867	$42,682	NA
Civil Engineering	$61,897	$61,020	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$101,705	$92,632	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$97,169	$92,632	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$52,190	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$117,174	$124,631	$128,888
Medicine	$55,991	$56,917	$67,246
Law	$54,382	$53,647	$61,531
History	NA	$48,823	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,455	$74,953	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$135,393	NA
Engineering, General	$85,930	$114,892	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,598	$68,965	$76,357
Physical Sciences	$19,802	$23,579	$25,596
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$21,234	$19,383
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$18,317	$20,140	$17,561
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$24,186	$25,194	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	NA	$28,816	NA

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