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College Factual ranked NMSU Carlsbad as #1,994 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NMSU Carlsbad held the #2,037 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NMSU Carlsbad also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.
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If you are worried about getting into New Mexico State University - Carlsbad, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At New Mexico State University - Carlsbad, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 - Carlsbad is 52%. This is higher 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 - Carlsbad this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,203 undergraduates at NMSU Carlsbad with 269 being full-time and 934 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,300 | $7,635 | $9,462 | $12,702 | $12,955 |
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 Carlsbad, 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 Carlsbad, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,083 a year. That adds up to $16,332 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NMSU Carlsbad is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for NMSU Carlsbad are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 University Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220 |
| Phone: | 575-234-9200 |
| Website: | senmc.edu/ |
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, 801 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. This is a decrease from the 847 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 801 | 622 |
| 2019-2020 | 847 | 643 |
| 2018-2019 | 820 | 534 |
| 2017-2018 | 874 | 516 |
| 2016-2017 | 878 | 511 |
Learn more about online learning at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad.
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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