How many ENMU - Roswell 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 - Roswell Campus. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 55% students making it past their freshmen year, ENMU - Roswell 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 - Roswell Campus | 55% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Mexico | 62.90% |
There were approximately 380 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 44% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 46% of the students had graduated and after eight years 46% 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 - Roswell Campus graduation rate 46%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 368 | 44% |
| Six Years | 380 | 46% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 450 | 54% |
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 450 students or 54% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 450 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Roswell Campus lost contact with the remaining 429 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 2 | 0.4% |
| Dropped Out | 429 | 95.3% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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.
The majority of students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus represent 50.18% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Roswell Campus graduation rate was 39%, and by the eight year mark, 39% 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 - Roswell Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 38% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 39% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 39% | 47.82% |
253 first-time / full-time students or 61% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
14 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Roswell Campus lost contact with the remaining 237 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 14 | 5.53% |
| Transferred | 2 | 0.79% |
| Dropped Out | 237 | 93.68% |
First-time / part-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus represent 12.36% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Roswell Campus graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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 - Roswell Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 33% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 23.72% |
69 first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Roswell Campus lost contact with the remaining 66 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 4.35% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 66 | 95.65% |
Returning / full-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus represent 24.97% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Roswell Campus graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 - Roswell Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 64% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
73 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Roswell Campus lost contact with the remaining 71 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.74% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 71 | 97.26% |
Returning / part-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus represent 12.48% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ENMU - Roswell Campus graduation rate was 47%, and by the eight year mark, 47% 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 - Roswell Campus | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 46% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 47% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 37.80% |
55 non first-time / part-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
ENMU - Roswell Campus lost contact with the remaining 55 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 55 | 100.00% |