by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many ENMU - Main Campus first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at ENMU - Main Campus. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 62% students making it past their freshmen year, ENMU - Main Campus has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New Mexico, the average is 62.90%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| ENMU - Main Campus | 62% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Mexico | 62.90% |
There were approximately 642 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 41% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 48% of the students had graduated and after eight years 51% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical ENMU - Main Campus graduation rate 48%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 543 | 41% |
| Six Years | 642 | 48% |
| Eight Years | 38 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 644 | 49% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 644 students or 49% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 644 students who did not complete their degree?
10 are still enrolled.
333 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Main Campus lost contact with the remaining 296 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 10 | 1.6% |
| Transferred | 333 | 51.7% |
| Dropped Out | 296 | 46.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 29% |
| Asian | 25% |
| Black / African-American | 19% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| International | 60% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 32% |
| Unknown | 42% |
| White | 44% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
A meaningful share of students at ENMU - Main Campus are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus represent 47.96% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Main Campus graduation rate was 46%, and by the eight year mark, 49% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | ENMU - Main Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 35% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 46% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
325 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
191 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Main Campus lost contact with the remaining 123 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 3.38% |
| Transferred | 191 | 58.77% |
| Dropped Out | 123 | 37.85% |
First-time / part-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus represent 0.53% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Main Campus graduation rate was 0%, and by the eight year mark, 0% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | ENMU - Main Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 0% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 0% | 23.72% |
7 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Main Campus lost contact with the remaining 5 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 14.29% |
| Transferred | 1 | 14.29% |
| Dropped Out | 5 | 71.43% |
Returning / full-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus represent 30.89% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Main Campus graduation rate was 62%, and by the eight year mark, 63% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | ENMU - Main Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 62% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 55.07% |
150 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
80 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Main Campus lost contact with the remaining 69 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.67% |
| Transferred | 80 | 53.33% |
| Dropped Out | 69 | 46.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus represent 20.62% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Main Campus graduation rate was 36%, and by the eight year mark, 41% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | ENMU - Main Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 31% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 36% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 41% | 37.80% |
162 non first-time / part-time students or 59% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
61 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Main Campus lost contact with the remaining 99 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.23% |
| Transferred | 61 | 37.65% |
| Dropped Out | 99 | 61.11% |
