Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Las Cruces, NM
Population 220,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,525 (98% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 309 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,843
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 75%
From Region 21%
Athletes 4.8%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 63%
White 24%
Native American 3%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New Mexico State University 2,451 42% / 58% 5% $64,762 72 92%
Aerospace Engineering 82 82% / 18% 33% $105,952 98 93%
Chemical Engineering 22 45% / 55% 9% $99,012 97 94%
Civil Engineering 46 63% / 37% 15% $97,524 97 98%
Electrical Engineering 27 96% / 4% 4% $108,065 98 97%
Engineering Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $101,821 98
Industrial Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0% $110,512 99 92%
Mechanical Engineering 133 82% / 18% 21% $108,853 99 95%
Computer Science 67 79% / 21% 10% $97,496 97 90%
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 4 75% / 25% 50% $81,717 89
Information Technology 106 68% / 32% 1% $97,496 97 90%
Chemistry 9 33% / 67% 0% $61,825 66
Geosciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $57,244 56
Mathematics 7 71% / 29% 0% $61,579 66
Physics 3 67% / 33% 0% $65,399 73
Biochemistry 15 53% / 47% 0% $56,817 55
Biology 98 30% / 70% 4% $55,367 51 94%
Ecology 4 25% / 75% 0% $45,367 22
Genetics 10 30% / 70% 0% $57,080 56
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 10 60% / 40% 10% $58,250 59 100%
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 3 33% / 67% 33% $45,525 23
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 15 27% / 73% 0% $46,849 26 88%
Agriculture 20 55% / 45% 0% $42,912 16 85%
Agronomy and Crop Science 1 100% / 0% 100% $42,159 15
Animal Sciences 65 11% / 89% 2% $45,696 23 93%
Dietetics/Dietitian 6 33% / 67% 17% $62,737 68 90%
Environmental Studies 9 33% / 67% 0% $52,221 42
Food Technology and Processing 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,089 39
Horticultural Science 9 22% / 78% 0% $42,406 15
Range Science and Management 5 20% / 80% 0% $42,157 15
Soil Science $42,075 15
Turf Management $42,010 15
Athletic Training $58,108 58 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 5% / 95% 5% $56,657 55
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 25 12% / 88% 0% $42,735 16 94%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 95 42% / 58% 1% $57,532 57 93%
Nursing 137 23% / 77% 2% $85,890 92 97%
Public Health Education and Promotion 22 14% / 86% 0% $51,574 40 98%
Accounting 39 36% / 64% 5% $73,574 83 92%
Business Management and Administration 33 42% / 58% 9% $66,635 75 95%
Economics 12 100% / 0% 0% $63,917 70
Finance 32 75% / 25% 6% $61,132 65 92%
General Business 98 44% / 56% 2% $52,084 42 85%
Hospitality Management 23 30% / 70% 4% $44,585 20 96%
International Business 7 14% / 86% 14% $64,836 72
Marketing 73 49% / 51% 3% $71,652 81 90%
Anthropology 10 20% / 80% 10% $19,406 1 89%
Applied Linguistics 10 20% / 80% 0% $51,944 41 86%
Applied and Professional Ethics 11 45% / 55% 0% $46,302 25
Communication 32 47% / 53% 0% $45,057 21
English 18 0% / 100% 0% $44,282 19 80%
Foreign Languages 33 24% / 76% 3% $51,944 41 86%
Geography $52,751 44
Geography and Environmental Studies 4 50% / 50% 0%
History 17 76% / 24% 0% $45,505 22 86%
Human Development and Family Studies 22 9% / 91% 0% $40,906 12 84%
Journalism 28 46% / 54% 4% $47,056 27 96%
Philosophy 6 17% / 83% 0% $45,955 24
Political Science 17 53% / 47% 0% $46,038 24 90%
Psychology 140 20% / 80% 1% $50,405 37 88%
Social Work 50 6% / 94% 2% $48,869 32 100%
Sociology 27 30% / 70% 4% $46,024 24 90%
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 23 39% / 61% 0% $54,276 48 100%
Women's Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,484 31
Agricultural Teacher Education 19 21% / 79% 0% $56,199 53 94%
Early Childhood Education 31 0% / 100% 3% $51,210 39 94%
Elementary Education 49 10% / 90% 0% $51,210 39 94%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education $56,199 53 94%
General Education 141 43% / 57% 2% $50,979 39 86%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,772 75 92%
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 33% / 67% 0% $51,210 39 94%
Special Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $73,228 82 94%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 42 36% / 64% 0% $36,557 7 92%
Apparel and Textiles 9 11% / 89% 0% $49,546 34 100%
Dance 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,993 9
Film Production 37 76% / 24% 3% $39,324 10 91%
Music 6 17% / 83% 0% $42,507 15
Music Education 7 100% / 0% 0% $56,199 53 94%
Music Performance 8 62% / 38% 12% $42,736 16
Theater 6 33% / 67% 0% $39,697 11 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 27 19% / 81% 4% $38,137 9 92%
Criminal Justice 143 31% / 69% 3% $50,774 38 92%
Engineering Technologies 32 78% / 22% 3% $93,950 95 93%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 15 87% / 13% 0% $90,674 94

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,597
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,923
Est. In-State Cost $11,121
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,828
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.4% 451 27% / 73% 2% $47,790 29 90%
Business & Economics 12.9% 317 48% / 52% 4% $61,848 66 90%
Engineering 12.9% 316 78% / 22% 21% $105,675 98 95%
Health Sciences 12.3% 301 26% / 74% 2% $68,711 77 95%
Education 10.8% 264 28% / 72% 2% $52,172 42 89%
Professional 7.8% 190 43% / 57% 3% $61,196 65 92%
Computer Science 7.2% 177 72% / 28% 6% $97,139 97 90%
Arts 5.8% 143 45% / 55% 2% $40,087 11 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 140 34% / 66% 4% $55,354 51 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.4% 132 24% / 76% 2% $46,321 25 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 20 55% / 45% 0% $62,046 67

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $45.3M #106 72% $0.8M 20 #131 114 11
Agriculture & Food Science $38.7M #41 29% $0.8M 3 #92 42 22
Life & Natural Sciences $23.8M #118 77% $0.1M 2 #219 31 3
Physical Sciences & Math $20.8M #127 58% $0.2M 15 #148 137 15
Computer Science $4.9M #134 89% $0.0M 3 #161 44 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #320 35% $0.0M 7 #260 58 1
Health Sciences $0.9M #252 61% $0.0M 4 #195 21 1
Education $0.7M #262 35% $0 25 #168
Business & Economics $0.3M #279 84% $0 11 #118 13
Total $136M #145 59% $1.9M 90 #185 460 55

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 57%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 86%
SAT Range 870 – 1110
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 450 – 570