by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #1,428 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 24 colleges in New Mexico, NMSU Main Campus is ranked at #11.
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The acceptance rate at New Mexico State University - Main Campus is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that NMSU Main Campus is a good fit for you.
About 44% of students accepted to NMSU Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 560.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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.
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 - Main Campus is 73%. This is higher 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 - Main Campus is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at NMSU Main Campus, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,575 undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus with 9,466 being full-time and 2,109 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,542 | $7,352 | $9,712 | $13,477 | $14,003 |
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 Main Campus, 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 Main Campus, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $4,431 a year. That adds up to $17,724 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NMSU Main Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 |
| Phone: | 575-646-0111 |
| Website: | www.nmsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 172 | $73,229 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 162 | $29,553 |
| Computer Information Systems | 145 | $63,674 |
| Business Administration & Management | 137 | $35,599 |
| General Biology | 134 | $26,533 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 131 | $31,568 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 121 | $62,813 |
| General Psychology | 113 | $26,250 |
| Social Work | 106 | $33,510 |
| General Business/Commerce | 94 | $39,442 |
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, 9,924 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 10,496 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,924 | 2,815 |
| 2021-2022 | 10,496 | 2,762 |
| 2020-2021 | 13,129 | 4,898 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,123 | 1,602 |
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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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