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Acceptance Rate

89.0%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

870–1110

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,147

Out-of-State Tuition

$25,271

Undergrad Enrollment

11,561

Applicants

15,201

Yield Rate

20.8%

Endowment / Student

$6,652

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$8,889/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $35,556 over four years.

What grads earn

$50,998/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,305 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.7 years of pay.

60% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

17.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

18%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of New Mexico State University-Main Campus’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$6,648
$30–48k$7,424
$48–75k$9,861
$75–110k$13,146
Over $110k$14,049

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

53%

Completion · all

55%

Completion · Pell

49%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

45%

Median debt

$17,095

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
15,201
Admitted
11,51175.7%
Enrolled
2,39121% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft371
Rape42

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation51% / 49%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball43Basketball16Football149Golf14Tennis11Track & Field14

Women's

Basketball15Golf8Soccer35Softball23Swimming33Tennis9Track & Field92Volleyball27
Research Activity
FY 2024
$143Mtotal R&D expenditure#162 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies159 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies140 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse137 grads
Psychology, General117 grads
Mechanical Engineering98 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General97 grads
Business/Commerce, General94 grads
Information Technology74 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General74 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science71 grads

4yr Grad Rate

26%

6yr Grad Rate

50%

Retention Rate

73%

Median Earnings

$39,067