by our College Data Analytics Team
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked NMSU Dona Ana as #1,316 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NMSU Dona Ana held the #1,351 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NMSU Dona Ana also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into New Mexico State University - Dona Ana 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 as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At New Mexico State University - Dona Ana, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
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 - Dona Ana is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
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 - Dona Ana is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,028 undergraduates at NMSU Dona Ana with 3,186 being full-time and 3,842 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,251 | $4,455 | $6,127 | $9,619 | $9,774 |
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 Dona Ana, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NMSU Dona Ana, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $2,261 a year. That adds up to $9,044 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NMSU Dona Ana are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2800 N. Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces, NM 88011 |
| Phone: | 575-528-7000 |
| Website: | dacc.nmsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 394 | NA |
| General Architecture | 280 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 106 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 87 | NA |
| Data Processing | 68 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 65 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 59 | NA |
| Nursing | 42 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 33 | 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.
In 2022-2023, 5,016 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. This is a decrease from the 5,635 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,016 | 2,937 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,635 | 3,998 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,680 | 5,980 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,084 | 1,255 |
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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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