| Statistical Category | 2023-24 (Fall 2023) | 2024-25 (Fall 2024) | 2025-26 (Fall 2025) |
| Enrollment | |||
| Undergraduate | 6,712 | 6,806 | 6,715 |
| Graduate | 634 | 739 | 755 |
| Total | 7,346 | 7,545 | 7,470 |
| Student Retention Rate | 78% | 76% | 76% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 53% | 53% | 55% |
| Number of Pell grant recipients | 1,978 | 2,449 | 2,296 |
| Graduating Pell grant recipients | 650 | 684 | 733 |
| Geographic Origin of Students | |||
| In-state | 5,741 | 5,935 | 5,877 |
| Out-of-state | 1,522 | 1,538 | 1,527 |
| International | 83 | 72 | 66 |
| Faculty-to-student ratio | 1:16 | 1:16 | 1:16 |
| University employee-to - student ratio | 1:6 | 1:6 | 1:6 |
Teaching load by faculty classification
| Full-time instructional faculty are normally assigned to a 24 credit hour teaching load during the regular academic year.
Contingent and adjunct faculty are assigned fewer than 12 credits per semester. | ||
Graduation Outcome Rates
Graduate outcome rates are available on NMU's Institutional Effectiveness page (Cap and Gown Survey).