Eastern New Mexico University: Statistics

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#877 of 2,597 In North America
#809 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 12 In New Mexico
#327 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
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Acceptance rate
28%
Average SAT
970
Average ACT
19
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
3,833
Graduates
1,273
Male:Female Ratio
35:65
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
www.enmu.edu

Eastern New Mexico University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Eastern New Mexico University has an acceptance rate of 28% and is among the top 7% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 28% 27% 28%
Applicants 1,713 681 1,032
Admissions 472 186 286
Freshmen enrolled full time 394 163 231
Freshmen enrolled part time 42 15 27

1,128 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,139 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
190 or 44%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 840
or below

75% of them
had 1100
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Eastern New Mexico University are 840-1100 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
115 or 26%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 16
or below

75% of them
had 22
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Eastern New Mexico University are 16-22 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 1854 (37%)
White 1799 (36%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 802 (16%)
Black or African American 212 (4%)
Two or more races 145 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 120 (2%)
Asian 79 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 19 (0.4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 16 (0.3%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$8,719
Students receiving aid
98%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $4,194$5,454
Tuition in-state $4,194$5,454
Tuition out-of-state $6,174$7,226
Fee in-district $2,669
Fee in-state $2,669
Fee out-of-state $2,669

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 730
Combined charge for room and board $8,170
Room charge $3,896
Meal charge $4,274

Eastern New Mexico University majors

Eastern New Mexico University has granted 729 bachelor's degrees across 39 programs and 349 master's across 12 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Eastern New Mexico University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 180 81
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 71 59
Education, General 122
Business Administration and Management, General 36 67
General Studies 70
Clinical & Medical Social Work 53
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 25 22
Psychology, General 3 43
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 37
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 10 25
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 20 14
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 32 1
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 30
Accounting 24
Sociology, General 21
Music, General 19
Forensic Science and Technology 17
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 16
Computer and Information Sciences, General 15
Counseling Psychology 15
Elementary Education and Teaching 15
Art & Art Studies, General 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 11
English Language and Literature, General 8 3
Special Education and Teaching, General 11
Anthropology, General 6 4
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General 2 8
Dairy Science 8
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 6
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 6
History, General 6
Mathematics, General 6
Religion & Religious Studies 4
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 4
Environmental Science 3
Agriculture, General 2
Biochemistry 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 2
Social Sciences, General 2
Spanish Language and Literature 2
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 1
Bioinformatics 1
Child Care and Support Services Management 1
Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other 1
Grand Total 186 729 349

Eastern New Mexico University has a graduation rate of 41%, which is among the 26% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 41% 34% 47%
  • Full-time retention rate - 62%
  • Part-time retention rate - 33%

Publications & Citations

Eastern New Mexico University has published 1,155 scientific papers with 12,108 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Sociology, Computer Science, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Engineering, and Philosophy.

Publications
1,155
Citations
12,108

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
765 / 6,796
Environmental Science
564 / 8,096
Biology
560 / 7,287
Sociology
428 / 3,221
Computer Science
408 / 3,495
Psychology
397 / 4,384
Political Science
383 / 3,329
Law
353 / 3,156
Engineering
346 / 5,511
Philosophy
342 / 2,777
Medicine
338 / 3,733
Geography and Cartography
332 / 4,141
History
324 / 2,872
Chemistry
319 / 6,042
Mathematics
310 / 2,864
Geology
309 / 4,817
Physics
304 / 5,645
Ecology
273 / 3,913
Archaeology
253 / 2,758
Paleontology
252 / 3,991
Biochemistry
206 / 3,181
Business
193 / 2,970
Genetics
190 / 2,842
Education Majors
186 / 752
Linguistics
185 / 1,302
Economics
182 / 759
Math Teachers
179 / 723
Art & Design
169 / 1,208
Quantum and Particle physics
160 / 3,243
Organic Chemistry
158 / 3,010
Botany
156 / 2,338
Social Psychology
143 / 2,252
Statistics
131 / 2,129
Child Psychology
130 / 1,217
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
126 / 899
Development Studies
111 / 441
Materials Science
106 / 2,021
Psychiatry
98 / 1,558
Management
93 / 2,143
Anthropology
90 / 718

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 8 24
1992 9 36
1993 17 41
1994 20 67
1995 17 40
1996 15 63
1997 14 65
1998 9 78
1999 8 86
2000 12 108
2001 17 117
2002 17 108
2003 26 100
2004 24 198
2005 28 164
2006 16 192
2007 14 222
2008 18 267
2009 35 427
2010 22 336
2011 28 374
2012 30 417
2013 27 443
2014 28 489
2015 41 530
2016 45 551
2017 38 473
2018 33 523
2019 69 646
2020 59 834
2021 67 1046
2022 60 1116
2023 56 1331
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Eastern New Mexico University alumni

  1. Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    actorsinger-songwriter
    Biography

    Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox is an American actor, singer and songwriter. His best-known roles include Drew Ballinger in Deliverance (1972), George Apple in Apple's Way (1974–75), Ozark Bule in Bound for Glory (1976), Colonel Kerby in Taps (1981), Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Dick Jones in RoboCop (1987), Franklin Reed in Family Ties (1986), Vilos Cohaagen in Total Recall (1990), The President in Captain America (1990), Justin in Age of Dinosaurs (2013), Vice President Kinsey in several episodes of Stargate SG-1 and Captain Edward Jellico in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992) as well as in an episode of Star Trek: Prodigy (2022). Cox is also active as a musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters each year as of 2012.

  2. Steven Michael Quezada

    Steven Michael Quezada
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    writertelevision actorfilm actoractorcomedian
    Biography

    Steven Michael Quezada is an American comedian, actor and politician. He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Steven Gomez in the AMC series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and 2 episodes of its spin-off, Better Call Saul in 2020.

  3. Michael Blake

    Michael Blake
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-2015 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    novelistwriterscreenwriternon-fiction writer
    Biography

    Michael Lennox Blake was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances with Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

  4. Dana Altman

    Dana Altman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Dana Dean Altman is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Oregon Ducks men's team. Previously he was head coach at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall. Altman has won conference coach of the year awards at each school he has coached, and has led his teams to 15 appearances in the NCAA tournament.

All 17 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names ENMU
ENMU-Portales
Founded 1934
Motto Explore. Experience. Excel.
Colors silver, kelly green
Academic calendar August to July (August - December; January-May; June-July)
Total FTE staff 519
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K
Portales, New Mexico, 88130
United States
City population 12,000
Phone 5755621011

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