by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on New Mexico State University-Alamogordo, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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NMSU-Alamogordo was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo is 39%. 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 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor’s degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at NMSU-Alamogordo is 20%. That’s lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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The current enrollment includes 569 undergraduates at NMSU-Alamogordo.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo.
The average net price of NMSU-Alamogordo is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. 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 price 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 4% of students took out student loans averaging $6,241 a year. That adds up to $24,964 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 15.3%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for New Mexico State University-Alamogordo.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from New Mexico State University-Alamogordo make around $39,067 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 21% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo make the most money.
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo is a public institution situated in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of New Mexico State University-Alamogordo.
Contact details for New Mexico State University-Alamogordo can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2400 North Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 |
| Phone: | 5754393600 |
| Website: | nmsua.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 14 majors graduated from New Mexico State University-Alamogordo. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 88 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 17 | $25,370 |
| Legal Support Services | 11 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 9 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 6 | $21,587 |
| Electronics Engineering | 6 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 6 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 4 | NA |
| General Education | 4 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
1,013 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo.
Learn more about online learning at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo.
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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