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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Las Vegas, NM
Population 25,000
Website http://www.nmhu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,390 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 290 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,007
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 75%
From Region 14%
Athletes 34.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 60%
White 16%
Native American 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 6.8% 6.8% 2012 Native: 6.8% 6.8% 2013 Native: 5.8% 5.8% 2014 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2015 Native: 8.2% 8.2% 2016 Native: 9.7% 9.7% 2017 Native: 8.5% 8.5% 2018 Native: 8.3% 8.3% 2019 Native: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Native: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Native: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Native: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 Native: 6.9% 6.9% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2012 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2013 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2014 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2015 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2016 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2017 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2019 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2020 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2022 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2023 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2011 Hispanic: 66.8% 66.8% 2012 Hispanic: 67.2% 67.2% 2013 Hispanic: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 Hispanic: 61.2% 61.2% 2015 Hispanic: 55.9% 55.9% 2016 Hispanic: 50.3% 50.3% 2017 Hispanic: 61.8% 61.8% 2018 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2019 Hispanic: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7% 2021 Hispanic: 63.1% 63.1% 2022 Hispanic: 64.2% 64.2% 2023 Hispanic: 64.6% 64.6% 2024 Hispanic: 65.1% 65.1% 2011 White: 14.0% 14.0% 2012 White: 14.6% 14.6% 2013 White: 14.4% 14.4% 2014 White: 11.5% 11.5% 2015 White: 16.9% 16.9% 2016 White: 16.9% 16.9% 2017 White: 11.8% 11.8% 2018 White: 11.3% 11.3% 2019 White: 15.5% 15.5% 2020 White: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 White: 16.4% 16.4% 2022 White: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 White: 11.4% 11.4% 2024 White: 13.8% 13.8% 2011 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 International: 8.4% 8.4% 2014 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2015 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2016 International: 8.4% 8.4% 2017 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2018 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2019 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2020 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 2.9% 2.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 9.3% 9.3% 2021 Native: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 Native: 10.3% 10.3% 2023 Native: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 Native: 8.2% 8.2% 2025 Native: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2022 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2025 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Hispanic: 58.1% 58.1% 2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Hispanic: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8% 2024 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2025 Hispanic: 59.8% 59.8% 2020 White: 17.0% 17.0% 2021 White: 16.7% 16.7% 2022 White: 14.8% 14.8% 2023 White: 13.8% 13.8% 2024 White: 13.7% 13.7% 2025 White: 16.2% 16.2% 2020 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2023 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2025 International: 3.4% 3.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New Mexico Highlands University 374 30% / 70% 3% $62,458 76 92%
Computer Science 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $75,317 88 —
Information Science — — — — $66,785 81 —
Chemistry — +1 — — $55,718 64 —
Geosciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,930 62 —
Mathematics — — — — $60,926 74 —
Biology 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $53,767 60 —
Forestry 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $50,538 52 —
Natural Resources Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,955 50 —
Wildlife Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,138 42 —
Clinical Social Work 49 — 10% / 90% 6% $50,541 52 88%
Health Education 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $47,935 45 91%
Nursing 61 — 16% / 84% 2% $113,908 99 —
Business Administration 38 — 53% / 47% 0% $62,829 76 92%
Business Management 23 — 39% / 61% 0% $62,829 76 92%
Organizational Leadership 7 — 71% / 29% 0% — — —
English 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $44,752 35 —
History — — — — $46,813 41 —
Political Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,621 62 —
Psychology 23 +3 30% / 70% 4% $45,609 38 93%
Social Sciences 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $46,090 39 —
Spanish — +1 — — $47,176 42 —
Early Childhood Education 41 — 5% / 95% 5% $52,946 58 94%
Elementary Education 24 +2 4% / 96% 0% $52,946 58 94%
General Education 15 — 40% / 60% 7% $40,651 23 96%
Physical Education 18 — 56% / 44% 6% $47,935 45 91%
Special Education 8 +10 25% / 75% 12% $52,089 56 100%
Film Production 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $36,545 14 —
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $35,805 12 —
Studio Art 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $35,935 13 —
Criminal Justice 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $49,230 48 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,791
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,124
Est. In-State Cost $10,078
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,977
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 50%
4-Year Graduation Rate 4%
6-Year Graduation Rate 26%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 20.9% 20.9% 2012 Graduated: 16.2% 16.2% 2013 Graduated: 18.4% 18.4% 2014 Graduated: 17.2% 17.2% 2015 Graduated: 17.9% 17.9% 2016 Graduated: 22.2% 22.2% 2017 Graduated: 22.2% 22.2% 2018 Graduated: 21.5% 21.5% 2019 Graduated: 22.1% 22.1% 2020 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2021 Graduated: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Graduated: 25.5% 25.5% 2023 Graduated: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Graduated: 26.2% 26.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 13.7% 13.7% 2012 Men: 11.8% 11.8% 2013 Men: 15.4% 15.4% 2014 Men: 12.1% 12.1% 2015 Men: 13.8% 13.8% 2016 Men: 18.3% 18.3% 2017 Men: 21.4% 21.4% 2018 Men: 17.5% 17.5% 2019 Men: 17.4% 17.4% 2020 Men: 22.3% 22.3% 2021 Men: 17.9% 17.9% 2022 Men: 15.8% 15.8% 2023 Men: 16.8% 16.8% 2024 Men: 20.3% 20.3% 2011 Women: 29.8% 29.8% 2012 Women: 20.4% 20.4% 2013 Women: 22.4% 22.4% 2014 Women: 24.4% 24.4% 2015 Women: 22.4% 22.4% 2016 Women: 26.3% 26.3% 2017 Women: 23.0% 23.0% 2018 Women: 25.5% 25.5% 2019 Women: 27.8% 27.8% 2020 Women: 35.3% 35.3% 2021 Women: 35.4% 35.4% 2022 Women: 34.8% 34.8% 2023 Women: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 Women: 32.6% 32.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 12.5% 12.5% 2012 Native: 14.8% 14.8% 2013 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Native: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Native: 12.9% 12.9% 2016 Native: 19.4% 19.4% 2017 Native: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Native: 14.3% 14.3% 2019 Native: 24.1% 24.1% 2020 Native: 7.1% 7.1% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 16.1% 16.1% 2023 Native: 8.3% 8.3% 2024 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2012 Black: 14.8% 14.8% 2013 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2014 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2015 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2016 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2017 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2018 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2019 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2020 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2021 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2022 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 Hispanic: 24.8% 24.8% 2012 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2013 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2014 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0% 2015 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2016 Hispanic: 24.8% 24.8% 2017 Hispanic: 25.8% 25.8% 2018 Hispanic: 25.9% 25.9% 2019 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2020 Hispanic: 30.5% 30.5% 2021 Hispanic: 34.0% 34.0% 2022 Hispanic: 29.1% 29.1% 2023 Hispanic: 30.5% 30.5% 2024 Hispanic: 33.5% 33.5% 2011 White: 12.1% 12.1% 2012 White: 15.5% 15.5% 2013 White: 16.0% 16.0% 2014 White: 16.0% 16.0% 2015 White: 7.8% 7.8% 2016 White: 18.5% 18.5% 2017 White: 18.4% 18.4% 2018 White: 8.3% 8.3% 2019 White: 20.4% 20.4% 2020 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2021 White: 16.3% 16.3% 2022 White: 31.0% 31.0% 2023 White: 27.6% 27.6% 2024 White: 21.1% 21.1% 2011 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 24.1% 24.1% 2014 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2015 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 International: 29.6% 29.6% 2017 International: 22.9% 22.9% 2018 International: 21.9% 21.9% 2019 International: 30.4% 30.4% 2020 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2022 International: 30.0% 30.0% 2023 International: 22.2% 22.2% 2024 International: 12.5% 12.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 32.6% 122 16% / 84% 3% $81,968 92 88%
Education 28.3% 106 20% / 80% 5% $50,291 51 94%
Business & Economics 18.2% 68 50% / 50% 0% $62,829 76 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 8.6% 32 44% / 56% 3% $46,335 40 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 13 69% / 31% 0% $49,709 50 —
Arts 2.9% 11 36% / 64% 9% $36,300 13 —
Professional 2.4% 9 44% / 56% 0% $49,230 48 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.9% 7 14% / 86% 0% $53,767 60 —
Computer Science 1.1% 4 100% / 0% 0% $75,317 88 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,930 62 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $1.3M #145 91% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #364 97% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #249 94% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #480 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #501 97% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #443 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.1M #440 94% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

Standardized Tests

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