**Abstract**

Ethics is understood as the set of moral norms that govern a person's behavior in any area of life. It directly influences the processes of university education from admission to graduation. From this idea, the present work aims to demonstrate the direct influence of ethics on the results of the degree processes. The method used is deductive, and the research is descriptive, which makes it possible to explain through statistical indicators how ethical actions and the practice of institutional values by students, teachers, and administrative staff enable achieving satisfactory results in self-assessment—Academy Criterion—and its direct impact on the number of students graduating at the end of each academic term. These indicators are evidenced in the degree process developed in the Nursing careers (main campus, Azogues and Cañar campuses) of the Catholic University of Cuenca.

**Keywords:** self-assessment, ethics, values, graduation process, graduation rates
