New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1329 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #363 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #326 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 12 | In New Mexico |
| #65 of 1,388 | For Petroleum Engineering |
| Top50% | For 77 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 54%
- Undergraduates
- 1,227
- Graduates
- 486
- Male:Female Ratio
- 66:34
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- nmt.edu
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has an acceptance rate of 54% and is among the top 18% 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 | 54% | 56% | 50% |
| Applicants | 1,112 | 685 | 425 |
| Admissions | 600 | 387 | 213 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 222 | 158 | 64 |
195 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
114 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
176 or 79%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1040
or below
75% of them
had 1290
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are 1040-1290 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
55 or 25%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 20
or below
75% of them
had 28
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are 20-28 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| SAT/ACT | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | 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 |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 757 (45%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 583 (34%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 138 (8%) |
| Asian | 55 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 53 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 43 (3%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 (2%) |
| Black or African American | 26 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 3 (0.2%) |
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
- $13,507
- Students receiving aid
- 99%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $7,664 | $8,005 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,664 | $8,005 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $24,918 | $26,479 |
| Fee in-district | $1,394 | $1,373 |
| Fee in-state | $1,394 | $1,373 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,394 | $1,373 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 807 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $9,614 |
| Room charge | $3,948 |
| Meal charge | $4,384 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology majors
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has granted 235 bachelor's degrees across 21 programs, 98 master's across 17 programs, and 11 doctorate degrees across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 50 | 23 | 2 | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 8 | 1 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 20 | 6 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 18 | 4 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 15 | 6 | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | 11 | 5 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 4 | 10 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 4 | 10 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 11 | 2 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mathematics, General | 9 | 2 | ||
| Physics, General | 9 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 8 | |||
| Psychology, General | 8 | |||
| General Studies | 3 | 4 | ||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 7 | |||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 | 1 | ||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 4 | |||
| Physical Sciences, General | 4 | |||
| Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare | 3 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | |||
| Geochemistry | 3 | |||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 2 | 1 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 2 | |||
| Information Technology | 2 | |||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 2 | |||
| Grand Total | 3 | 235 | 98 | 11 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has a graduation rate of 56%, which is among the 47% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 56% | 50% | 72% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has published 11,092 scientific papers with 309,338 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Geography and Cartography, Materials Science, and Organic Chemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 131 | 1032 |
| 1993 | 139 | 1065 |
| 1994 | 149 | 1160 |
| 1995 | 126 | 1212 |
| 1996 | 168 | 1376 |
| 1997 | 160 | 1598 |
| 1998 | 154 | 1814 |
| 1999 | 178 | 2057 |
| 2000 | 177 | 2304 |
| 2001 | 160 | 2595 |
| 2002 | 235 | 3228 |
| 2003 | 224 | 3743 |
| 2004 | 291 | 4421 |
| 2005 | 306 | 4888 |
| 2006 | 310 | 5650 |
| 2007 | 341 | 6244 |
| 2008 | 364 | 7547 |
| 2009 | 349 | 7997 |
| 2010 | 280 | 9071 |
| 2011 | 301 | 10555 |
| 2012 | 289 | 11551 |
| 2013 | 278 | 12479 |
| 2014 | 325 | 13318 |
| 2015 | 291 | 13920 |
| 2016 | 324 | 14451 |
| 2017 | 349 | 15222 |
| 2018 | 424 | 16458 |
| 2019 | 371 | 17559 |
| 2020 | 441 | 18917 |
| 2021 | 468 | 22372 |
| 2022 | 420 | 20112 |
| 2023 | 504 | 19756 |
| 2024 | 405 | 20407 |
Notable alumni
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Conrad Hilton
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticiansocialite
- Biography
-
Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American hotel magnate and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics. In 1919, he purchased his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, for US$40,000 (equivalent to $702,956 in 2023) and subsequently capitalized on the oil boom. The rooms were rented out in eight-hour shifts. He continued to buy and sell hotels, and eventually established the world's first international hotel chain. When he died in 1979, he left the bulk of his estate to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
-
Valerie Aurora
- Occupations
- engineerwomen's rights activistcomputer scientist
- Biography
-
Valerie Anita Aurora is an American software engineer and feminist activist. She was the co-founder of the Ada Initiative, a non-profit organization that sought to increase women's participation in the free-culture movement, open-source technology, and open source culture. Aurora is also known within the Linux community for advocating new developments in filesystems in Linux, including ChunkFS and the Union file system. Her birth name was Val Henson, but she changed it shortly before 2009, choosing her middle name after the computer scientist Anita Borg. In 2012, Aurora, and Ada Initiative co-founder Mary Gardiner were named two of the most influential people in computer security by SC Magazine. In 2013, she won the O'Reilly Open Source Award.
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Terry Wallace
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- geophysicist
- Biography
-
Terry C. Wallace Jr. is an American geophysicist. He was the 11th director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and the president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC. He became director on January 1, 2018, succeeding Charles F. McMillan.
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Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr Alolom
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Sayyid Dr. Muhammad-Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloom is an Iraqi politician, academician, and petroleum expert. He has served twice as the Iraqi Minister of Oil. He first took the ministerial role as part of the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 until June 2004. Bahr al-Uloom went on to serve a second term as the minister in 2005 where he then submitted his resignation in protest against a governmental decision to increase the price of oil products five-fold.
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Pauline Irène Nguene
- Enrolled in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- Graduated with petroleum engineering
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Pauline Irene Nguene is a Cameroonian-born petroleum engineer. She is currently the Cameroon Minister of Social Affairs.
-
Dave Thomas
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- physicistmathematician
- Biography
-
David E. Thomas is a scientist and software engineer best known for his scientific skepticism research and writings. He is a graduate of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and his skeptic work covers the Roswell and Aztec UFO sightings, the Bible code, global warming, the 9/11 Truth movement and chemtrails. Thomas is frequently published in Skeptical Inquirer magazine.
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Irene E. Ryan
- Occupations
- geologistpolitician
- Biography
-
Irene Esther Ryan was an American geologist, aviator, and legislator during Alaska's history as both a United States territory and as a U.S. state. She was a member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives and of the Alaska State Senate. She was instrumental in the creation of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which helped insure state revenue from oil and gas exploration done by outside entities.
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Elmore Morgenthaler
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Elmore Robert Morgenthaler was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers and the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), among other franchises and leagues. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), Morgenthaler is officially recognized as the first seven-foot player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Larry Soderblom
- Years
- 1944-.. (age 81)
- Enrolled in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- 1962-1966 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- geophysicist
- Biography
-
Laurence A. Soderblom is a geophysicist with the Astrogeology Science center at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has served as Chief of the Branch of Astrogeology. Soderblom is best known for his work in imaging science.
General info
| Alternative names | NMT New Mexico Tech New Mexico School of Mines |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Colors | silver, gold |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Session (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 745 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 801 Leroy Place Socorro, New Mexico, 87801 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 9,000 |
| Phone | 8004288324 |