New Mexico State University-Main Campus

2850 Weddell Street
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
(575) 646-0111
www.nmsu.edu/
fax:(575) 646-6330
president:Garrey E. Carruthers
5365 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.85 Graduation Rate 0.43
0.37 0.49

STUDENT RATIO

13582

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

6220 | 19644

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

11297

CLASS SIZE

21

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
480

SAT MATH

475

SAT READING

460

SAT WRITING

21

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.37
0.49
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
420
480
540
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
410
475
540
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
400
460
520
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
18
21
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19500

Average Monthly Payment

$216

Median Earnings

$33800

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

49%
URL Applyprospective.nmsu.edu/apply/index.html
Application Fee20
Percent Admitted (Men)0.84
Percent Admitted (Women)0.86
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment2285
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.52
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.32
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.97
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates4993
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7675
Applicants Men2427
Applicants Women2935
Admissions Total4571
Admissions Men2035
Admissions Women2533
ACT English 25th percentile score16
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score17
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score982
Median ACT English Score20
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)44%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)62%
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