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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo was awarded 18 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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Out of the 23 colleges in New Mexico, NMSU Alamogordo is ranked at #20.
NMSU Alamogordo was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that New Mexico State University - Alamogordo has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
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 NMSU Alamogordo it is much better at 10 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 New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is 35%. 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 New Mexico State University - Alamogordo this rate is 52%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 941 undergraduates at NMSU Alamogordo with 235 being full-time and 706 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,046 | $6,895 | $7,552 | $9,717 | $12,836 |
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 Alamogordo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Alamogordo, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $8,648 a year. That adds up to $34,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NMSU Alamogordo is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for NMSU Alamogordo are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2400 North Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 |
| Phone: | 575-439-3600 |
| Website: | alamogordo.nmsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/newmexicostateuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/nmsu |
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, 785 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo. This is an increase from the 760 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 785 | 589 |
| 2019-2020 | 760 | 568 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,156 | 851 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,169 | 794 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,265 | 874 |
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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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