Eastern New Mexico University: Statistics

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#907 of 2,597 In North America
#839 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 12 In New Mexico
#410 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
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Acceptance rate
92%
Average SAT
945
Average ACT
20
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
4,239
Graduates
1,486
Male:Female Ratio
34:66
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 92% and is among the 34% of the easiest 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 92% 92% 91%
Applicants 1,727 693 1,034
Admissions 1,583 640 943
Freshmen enrolled full time 568 274 294
Freshmen enrolled part time 17 3 14

1,226 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,630 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
298 or 51%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 830
or below

75% of them
had 1060
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Eastern New Mexico University are 830-1060 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
84 or 14%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 17
or below

75% of them
had 23
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Eastern New Mexico University are 17-23 (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 2359 (42%)
White 2096 (37%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 434 (8%)
Black or African American 278 (5%)
Nonresident Alien 155 (3%)
Two or more races 114 (2%)
Asian 99 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 57 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 23 (0.4%)

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
$11,757
Students receiving aid
99%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $4,194$5,706
Tuition in-state $4,194$5,706
Tuition out-of-state $6,174$7,480
Fee in-district $3,000
Fee in-state $3,000
Fee out-of-state $3,000

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 730
Combined charge for room and board $8,698
Room charge $3,974
Meal charge $4,724

Eastern New Mexico University majors

Eastern New Mexico University has granted 759 bachelor's degrees across 39 programs and 319 master's across 13 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 162 84
Business Administration and Management, General 53 66
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 63 48
Education, General 93
General Studies 76
Clinical & Medical Social Work 55
Psychology, General 44
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 26 18
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 19 19
Special Education and Teaching, General 35
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 34
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 33
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 19 14
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 25 6
Elementary Education and Teaching 28
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 27
Accounting 25
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 25
Sociology, General 19
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General 6 12
Computer and Information Sciences, General 12
Art & Art Studies, General 1 10
English Language and Literature, General 4 7
Music, General 10
Agriculture, General 9
Dairy Science 8
Forensic Science and Technology 8
History, General 7
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 7
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 7
Anthropology, General 5 1
Counseling Psychology 6
Social Sciences, General 6
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 5
Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other 5
Mathematics, General 5
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 4
Agricultural Production Operations, General 3
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 3
Biochemistry 2
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2
Spanish Language and Literature 2
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 1
Chemistry, General 1
Child Care and Support Services Management 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Grand Total 200 759 319

Eastern New Mexico University has a graduation rate of 45%, which is among the 33% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 45% 33% 57%
  • Full-time retention rate - 62%
  • Part-time retention rate - 73%

Publications & Citations

Eastern New Mexico University has published 1,362 scientific papers with 19,158 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, Medicine, and Engineering.

Publications
1,362
Citations
19,158

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
887 / 10,786
Environmental Science
669 / 13,034
Biology
661 / 12,261
Sociology
509 / 5,337
Computer Science
478 / 6,429
Psychology
475 / 6,803
Political Science
452 / 5,238
Law
420 / 4,901
Medicine
418 / 6,075
Engineering
408 / 8,098
Philosophy
393 / 4,809
Geography and Cartography
390 / 6,473
Chemistry
372 / 9,040
Geology
361 / 7,449
History
358 / 4,229
Mathematics
356 / 4,358
Physics
356 / 8,654
Ecology
334 / 6,601
Paleontology
296 / 6,113
Archaeology
283 / 4,051
Genetics
231 / 4,882
Biochemistry
229 / 4,862
Business
225 / 4,213
Education Majors
218 / 1,330
Economics
214 / 1,309
Math Teachers
208 / 1,160
Botany
198 / 4,224
Linguistics
197 / 2,379
Quantum and Particle physics
187 / 4,869
Organic Chemistry
184 / 4,841
Art & Design
183 / 1,916
Social Psychology
170 / 3,594
Statistics
149 / 3,233
Child Psychology
143 / 1,653
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
138 / 1,940
Development Studies
134 / 892
Materials Science
131 / 3,344
Psychiatry
117 / 2,269
Anthropology
106 / 1,135
Management
103 / 2,886

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 17 49
1994 21 83
1995 16 55
1996 15 71
1997 14 82
1998 14 91
1999 8 97
2000 14 130
2001 17 149
2002 18 130
2003 26 123
2004 24 248
2005 30 200
2006 17 224
2007 16 274
2008 20 311
2009 35 493
2010 22 367
2011 33 459
2012 32 470
2013 28 543
2014 31 563
2015 46 610
2016 48 669
2017 41 607
2018 44 724
2019 77 880
2020 70 1356
2021 81 1472
2022 64 1514
2023 68 1983
2024 68 1945
2025 52 1861
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Eastern New Mexico University alumni

  1. Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriteractor
    Biography

    Daniel Ronald Cox is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in numerous films and television series since his acting debut in Deliverance (1972). He is best known for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), RoboCop (1987), and Total Recall (1990). He is also active as a musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters as of 2012.

  2. Steven Michael Quezada

    Steven Michael Quezada
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    television actorwritercomedianactorfilm actor
    Biography

    Steven Michael Quezada is an American actor, comedian and politician. He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Steven Gomez, the level-headed partner of Hank Schrader, in the AMC series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and reprised his role in its spin-off, Better Call Saul during season 5. As a touring comedian Quezada has headlined at The Laugh Factory and George Lopez's Punchliner Comedy Club for Carnival Cruise Line, he has a 2022 comedy special on Amazon Prime titled The New Mexican and, in December 2023, he opened Quezada’s Comedy Club and Cantina in Santa Ana Star Casino.

  3. Michael Blake

    Michael Blake
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-2015 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    writernovelistnon-fiction writerscreenwriter
    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 68)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Dana Dean Altman is an American college basketball coach of the Oregon Ducks men's team. Previously he was head coach at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall. He has been awarded a Coach of the Year Award for each team that he has coached in the NCAA to go with ten conference tournament championships and seven regular season titles while reaching the NCAA tournament sixteen times; he led the Ducks to the Final Four in 2017, which was their first as a program since 1939.

All 18 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 560
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger 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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