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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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Out of the 24 colleges in New Mexico, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is ranked at #16.
ENMU - Ruidoso Campus was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is 18%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 553 undergraduates at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus with 165 being full-time and 388 being part-time.
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 ENMU - Ruidoso Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Get more details about the location of Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus.
Contact details for ENMU - Ruidoso Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 709 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345 |
| Phone: | 575-257-2120 |
| Website: | www.ruidoso.enmu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 27 | NA |
| Information Technology | 14 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 13 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 11 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 6 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 6 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 5 | NA |
| Accounting | 3 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 3 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 2 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 506 students took at least one online class at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. This is a decrease from the 510 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 506 | 311 |
| 2021-2022 | 510 | 324 |
| 2020-2021 | 452 | 378 |
| 2018-2019 | 439 | 255 |
Learn more about online learning at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus.
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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