- The Inkwell
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NMSuburb: midsizeZIP 88003Founded 1888
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 4
- Website
- www.nmsu.edu
New MexicoPublic
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
New Mexico State University-Main Campus is a public university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with 11,946 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $6,313 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention73%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans24%
$6,313net price / year
89%admission rate
1011average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$43,922median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,980median debt
#1,491 of 1,704 for earnings#61 of 1,739 for lowest net price#909 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,156 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,766tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,226
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,350
- Average net price
- $6,313national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,997
$30,001–48,000$4,271
$48,001–75,000$5,768
$75,001–110,000$8,855
$110,001+$11,619
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1011
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,314
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,922middle 50%: $25,705–$68,748
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,980
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,748
Median, New Mexico State University-Main Campus$43,922
Lower quarter$25,705
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 11,946
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,198 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,132
- Endowment, end of year
- $88,674,297
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic64%
Black2.2%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.4%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering13%
Business & management12%
Health professions8.6%
Computer & information sciences7.2%
Liberal arts & humanities5.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
Psychology5.7%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | $19,966 | 54% | $50,072 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $5,238 | 39% | $44,198 |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | $6,328 | 44% | $41,452 |
| New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM | $18,315 | 30% | $48,104 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | $20,862 | 55% | $71,723 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM | $11,199 | 18% | $26,385 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | $7,341 | 53% | $49,444 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | $4,858 | 55% | $52,947 |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $6,858 | 49% | $73,868 |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | $8,337 | 53% | $62,447 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | $5,418 | 58% | $62,756 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $3,946 | 53% | $61,951 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 188030. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1353248.