PMI Mesa Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Pima Medical Institute-Mesa 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How many PMI Mesa 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 PMI Mesa. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.

• PMI Mesa Retention Rate
• PMI Mesa Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• PMI Mesa Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

PMI Mesa Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.

With 73% students making it past their freshmen year, PMI Mesa 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.

PMI Mesa Graduation Rates

There were approximately 651 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 74% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 74% of the students had graduated and after eight years 74% 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 Mesa graduation rate 74%.

PMI Mesa Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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.

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PMI Mesa Drop Out Rate

Approximately 223 students or 26% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 223 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 9 transferred to another institution.

• PMI Mesa lost contact with the remaining 214 who we assumed dropped out.

PMI Mesa Graduation Rates by Race/EthnicityUnfortunately, we don’t have access to graduation rate by race data for Pima Medical Institute-Mesa.

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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 PMI Mesa 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 PMI Mesa Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Pima Medical Institute-Mesa represent 34.78% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the PMI Mesa graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 74% 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.

PMI Mesa First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time PMI Mesa Drop Out Rates

80 first-time / full-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 3 transferred to another institution.

• PMI Mesa lost contact with the remaining 77 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

At this time we lack data for this cohort at Pima Medical Institute-Mesa.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

Returning / full-time students at Pima Medical Institute-Mesa represent 65.22% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the PMI Mesa graduation rate was 75%, and by the eight year mark, 75% 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.

PMI Mesa Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time PMI Mesa Drop Out Rates

143 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 6 transferred to another institution.

• PMI Mesa lost contact with the remaining 137 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

We don’t have data for this cohort at Pima Medical Institute-Mesa.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics