NMSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of New Mexico State University-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 New Mexico State University-Main Campus students is 50.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 52.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 47.8%.

50.4%

asian 66.7% 12 students
African American 51.7% 31 students
white 59.3% 329 students
unknown 55.3% 21 students
hispanic 45.6% 514 students
International Students 58.2% 46 students
Mixed Race 44.2% 23 students

Drop Out

New Mexico State University-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 45.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 47.8% and 44.1% respectively.

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

45.8%

asian 27.8% 5 students
African American 46.7% 28 students
white 37.1% 206 students
unknown 42.1% 16 students
hispanic 50.1% 565 students
International Students 40.5% 32 students
Mixed Race 55.8% 29 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.8%

white 3.6% 20 students
hispanic 4.3% 48 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$63,582	$61,814	$80,221
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$71,575	$79,616
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$66,000	$73,635	$74,617
Engineering Technology, General	$58,548	$59,253	$71,978
Chemical Engineering	$74,738	$58,673	$69,035
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,124	$55,512	$66,230
Civil Engineering	$51,638	$57,860	$63,843
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,075	$62,384	$63,275
Marketing	$35,938	$40,855	$44,777
Agricultural Business and Management	NA	$38,829	$43,854
Accounting and Related Services	$33,074	$36,221	$43,085
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,721	$35,861	$42,301
Special Education and Teaching	$28,160	$32,467	$42,237
Hospitality Administration/Management	$26,312	$28,236	$39,345
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,561	$33,993	$39,081
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$27,587	$29,141	$38,125
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$30,409	$38,049
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$27,369	$27,890	$34,702
Finance and Financial Management Services	$35,555	$34,206	$34,290
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,051	$32,510	$34,127
Journalism	$25,254	$27,784	$32,168
Business/Commerce, General	$32,360	$34,298	$31,909
Public Health	$24,431	$31,314	$31,893
Political Science and Government	$19,183	$31,038	$31,368
Animal Sciences	$23,680	$27,874	$31,334
Psychology, General	$20,207	$23,391	$31,207
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$17,551	$30,434
Social Work	$30,840	$25,194	$30,015
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$26,342	$28,133	$28,559
Sociology	$29,100	$27,947	$27,619
Biology, General	$23,135	$20,140	$27,338
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$22,656	$26,121	$27,224
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$23,578	$19,319	$26,172
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,365	$23,745	$25,414
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,613	$19,358	$25,385
History	NA	$23,456	$24,460
Graphic Communications	$15,913	$23,262	$24,264
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$20,160	$19,455	$22,430
English Language and Literature, General	$23,213	NA	$17,245
Plant Sciences	NA	$29,685	NA
International Business	NA	$35,060	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$16,530	NA	NA
Anthropology	NA	$17,717	NA
Apparel and Textiles	NA	$26,353	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$29,685	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,682	$63,997	$64,455
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$42,177	$45,696	$43,220
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$33,993	$37,092
Precision Metal Working	$28,002	$24,730	$35,402
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$25,062	$22,420	$26,850
Business/Commerce, General	$21,587	$17,794	$24,366
Data Processing	NA	$26,353	$24,107
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$25,370	$23,005	$23,805
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$22,739	$23,930	$20,658
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$20,140	$19,515
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies	$25,682	$18,087	$16,916
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$14,524	$16,107
Hospitality Administration/Management	NA	$24,035	NA
Culinary Arts and Related Services	NA	$14,442	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$36,674	NA
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	NA	$36,674	NA
Public Health	NA	$18,771	NA
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$32,905	$44,170	NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	NA	$33,993	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Industrial Engineering	$79,572	$82,440	$90,002
Accounting and Related Services	$54,906	$62,343	$70,303
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,923	NA	$63,567
Special Education and Teaching	$53,244	$49,962	$56,649
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,880	$48,041	$50,631
Social Work	$45,552	$42,263	$46,700
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$41,205	$44,698
Curriculum and Instruction	$37,054	$38,529	$44,182
Education, General	NA	$40,548	$42,950
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$40,923	$48,682	$41,703
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$78,971	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$67,660	NA
Sociology	NA	$37,208	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$28,381	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$36,848	NA
Public Health	$45,490	$45,529	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$20,140	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Curriculum and Instruction	$63,224	$69,338	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$126,504	NA

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