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New Mexico State University - Main Campus Data & Information Overview

225 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
57% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is New Mexico State University - Main Campus Ranked?

#1,106 Best Colleges in Nation
#5 Best Colleges in NM
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

New Mexico State University - Main Campus was awarded 225 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #1,106 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NMSU Main Campus held the #1,163 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

NMSU Main Campus also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into NMSU Main Campus?

57% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
36% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

New Mexico State University - Main Campus has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for NMSU Main Campus.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to NMSU Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for New Mexico State University - Main Campus  ( 470 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for New Mexico State University - Main Campus  ( 450 to 560 )
200
800
NMSU Main Campus received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for New Mexico State University - Main Campus  ( 17 to 23 )
1
36

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
77% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, New Mexico State University - Main Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at New Mexico State University - Main Campus is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  77 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

72% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at New Mexico State University - Main Campus is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at NMSU Main Campus, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,466 Full-Time Undergraduates
71.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,575 undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus with 9,466 being full-time and 2,109 being part-time.

How Much Does New Mexico State University - Main Campus Cost?

$10,428 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
$16,908 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of NMSU Main Campus is $10,428. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for NMSU Main Campus

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,466 $9,183 $11,116 $14,208 $14,399

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NMSU Main Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NMSU Main Campus, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,227 a year. That adds up to $16,908 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do NMSU Main Campus Graduates Make?

$36,683 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus make about $36,683 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 14% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of New Mexico State University - Main Campus

New Mexico State
9,466 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for NMSU Main Campus are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone: 575-646-0111
Website: www.nmsu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newmexicostateuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nmsu

New Mexico State University - Main Campus Majors

91 Majors With Completions
2,351 Undergraduate Degrees
804 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 91 majors graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Of these students, 2,351 received undergraduate degrees and 804 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 146 $26,342
General Biology 132 $23,135
Nursing 119 $65,075
General Psychology 110 $20,207
Computer Information Systems 104 $57,124
Mechanical Engineering 100 $63,582
Marketing 92 $35,938
Health & Physical Education 81 $22,656
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 78 NA
General Business/Commerce 78 $32,360

Learn more about the majors offered at New Mexico State University - Main Campus along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at NMSU Main Campus

75% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 10,496 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 13,129 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 10,496 2,762
2019-2020 13,129 4,898
2018-2019 6,244 1,775
2017-2018 6,123 1,602
2016-2017 5,771 1,580

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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