Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Socorro, NM
Population 12,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,415 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 305 (94% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 966
Men / Women 72% / 28%
From State 92%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 41%
Native American 4%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 215 66% / 34% 3% $91,317 94 95%
Chemical Engineering 9 44% / 56% 11% $93,536 95 97%
Civil Engineering 4 75% / 25% 0% $87,771 92
Electrical Engineering 18 89% / 11% 0% $128,286 100 100%
Environmental Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0% $79,421 87
Materials Engineering 8 50% / 50% 0% $85,829 91
Mechanical Engineering 45 80% / 20% 0% $112,058 99 92%
Mining Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $101,924 98
Petroleum Engineering 9 67% / 33% 56% $103,699 98 100%
Computer Science 33 85% / 15% 0% $108,520 98
Information Technology 3 67% / 33% 0% $107,698 98
Chemistry 5 20% / 80% 0% $65,243 71
Geosciences 6 83% / 17% 0% $62,174 65
Mathematics 11 73% / 27% 0% $73,789 82
Physical Sciences 3 67% / 33% 0% $72,366 81
Physics 13 85% / 15% 0% $72,114 80
Biology 18 11% / 89% 0% $52,497 41 94%
Biomedical Sciences 7 14% / 86% 0% $52,497 41 94%
Environmental Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,538 60
Business Administration 3 67% / 33% 0%
Engineering Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $82,031 89
General Studies 3 100% / 0% 0% $55,427 49
Psychology 6 33% / 67% 0% $56,570 52
Technical Writing 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,301 43

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,955
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,987
Est. In-State Cost $12,878
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,498
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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
Engineering 46.0% 99 74% / 26% 6% $107,713 98 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 17.7% 38 71% / 29% 0% $70,145 78
Computer Science 16.7% 36 83% / 17% 0% $108,452 98
Life & Natural Sciences 11.6% 25 12% / 88% 0% $52,497 41 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 5.1% 11 64% / 36% 0% $55,664 50
Business & Economics 1.9% 4 50% / 50% 0% $82,031 89
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,538 60

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $32.6M #129 65% $2.1M 10 #177 66
Computer Science $23.6M #46 92% $0.1M 2 #173
Physical Sciences & Math $20.5M #129 61% $0.2M 7 #185 72
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #396 100% $0 1 #231 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #418 100% $0
Business & Economics $0.2M #284 58% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $77.7M #170 72% $2.4M 20 #383 143

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 98%
SAT Range 1080 – 1310
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660