In May 2020, five peer graduate health science institutions in the NWCCU accreditation region joined to develop a data-sharing/peer comparison consortium whose common goal was to improve student achievement, including the identification and closure of equity gaps, within their institutions and to support compliance with Standard 1.D.3. A sixth graduate health science institution in the NWCCU accreditation region joined the consortium in March 2022. In 2026, the consortium was dissolved. Following the dissolution of the consortium in 2025, comparator data have been obtained from publicly available institutional sources.

Graduation and retention rate data for other institutions are provided for comparative purposes only. NUNM made every reasonable effort to identify and use 150% graduation rates, one-year retention rates, or the closest comparable graduation or retention measures available from public sources. However, comparable data were not available for all institutions. In some instances, reported rates may be based on different programs, cohort years, student populations, program lengths, modalities, reporting periods, or calculation methodologies than those used by NUNM.

Additionally, some institutions do not disclose sufficient methodological details to verify direct comparability. Consequently, these figures should be interpreted as general reference points rather than exact comparisons, and NUNM makes no representation regarding the consistency, completeness, or comparability of externally reported outcomes.

The number of comparator institutions differs by category depending on data availability. Comparator institutions are classified as national or regional peers and assigned numeric identifiers to support consistent reporting across tables and figures. These identifiers allow readers to follow institution-specific results across tables and figures while recognizing that institutional outcomes may not be directly comparable. All comparator data were obtained from publicly available sources. The data on this webpage include benchmarked, disaggregated outcomes at the institutional, degree, and demographic levels and are intended to support institutional analysis, continuous improvement, and the examination of equity gaps

Notes and Definitions

NUNM graduation data are based on students completing their program during the 2024–2025 academic year (July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025).

For NUNM retention reporting, one-year retention means that a student begins a program in the fall and returns to the university the following fall. Students on a leave of absence are not counted as retained. The retention data presented are for NUNM students who began their program in Fall 2024 and returned in Fall 2025.

Program-level data are aggregated to develop a peer benchmark for comparative purposes using the definitions below.

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Degree Type Definitions

Academic Master’s: Master’s degree that does not lead to licensure
Clinical Professional Master’s: Master’s degree that leads to licensure
Academic Doctorate: Doctoral degree that does not lead to licensure
Clinical Professional Doctorate: Doctoral degree that leads to licensure

Non-Caucasian includes the IPEDS categories of: Black/African American, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races.

Regional Peer Institutions

Graduation Rates

Retention Rates

As of fall 2024, NUNM has a total of 414 students. Of these students, 44 are undergraduates, 326 are in stand-alone graduate programs, and 84 are enrolled concurrently in two graduate programs. Thirty-three students are enrolled part-time. There are eight non-degree seeking students.