by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding PMI Las Vegas retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 76% students making it past their freshmen year, PMI Las Vegas has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Nevada, the average is 73.68%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| PMI Las Vegas | 76% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Nevada | 73.68% |
There were approximately 421 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 61% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 61% of the students had graduated and after eight years 61% 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 PMI Las Vegas graduation rate 61%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 421 | 61% |
| Six Years | 421 | 61% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 267 | 39% |
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 267 students or 39% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 267 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
PMI Las Vegas lost contact with the remaining 263 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 4 | 1.5% |
| Dropped Out | 263 | 98.5% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at PMI Las Vegas are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas represent 44.62% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the PMI Las Vegas graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 57% 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 | PMI Las Vegas | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 57% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 47.82% |
132 first-time / full-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
PMI Las Vegas lost contact with the remaining 130 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 1.52% |
| Dropped Out | 130 | 98.48% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas.
Returning / full-time students at Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas represent 55.38% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the PMI Las Vegas graduation rate was 65%, 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 | PMI Las Vegas | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
135 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
PMI Las Vegas lost contact with the remaining 133 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 1.48% |
| Dropped Out | 133 | 98.52% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas.
