New Mexico State University Rankings

In the World | #417 of 14178 |
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In North America | #169 of 2629 |
In the United States | #146 of 2528 |
In New Mexico | #2 of 12 |
In Las Cruces | #1 of 2 |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 55%
- Undergraduates
- 11,675
- Graduates
- 2,621
- Male:Female Ratio
- 43:57
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Acceptance Rate | 55% | 52% | 56% |
Applicants | 11,903 | 5,047 | 6,856 |
Admissions | 6,497 | 2,636 | 3,861 |
Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,158 | 948 | 1,210 |
Freshmen enrolled part time | 20 | 9 | 11 |
4,469 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,775 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
704 or 32%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 950
or below
75% of them
had 1150
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in New Mexico State University are 950-1150 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,679 or 77%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 18
or below
75% of them
had 23
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in New Mexico State University are 18-23 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
SAT/ACT | Required |
---|---|
Secondary school GPA | Required |
Secondary school record | Required |
TOEFL | Required |
College-preparatory program | Recommended |
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 by race or ethnicity
Hispanic | 8260 (58%) |
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White | 3846 (27%) |
Nonresident Alien | 773 (5%) |
Black or African American | 350 (2%) |
Two or more races | 301 (2%) |
Asian | 235 (2%) |
Race or Ethnicity unknown | 218 (2%) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 119 (0.8%) |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 20 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
- Average aid awarded
- $12,308
- Students receiving aid
- 99%
Tuition and fees
Undergraduates | Graduates | |
---|---|---|
Tuition in-district | $5,875 | $4,844 |
Tuition in-state | $5,875 | $4,844 |
Tuition out-of-state | $21,864 | $16,834 |
Fee in-district | $1,212 | $909 |
Fee in-state | $1,212 | $909 |
Fee out-of-state | $1,212 | $909 |
Room and board price
Dormitory capacity | 3,517 |
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Combined charge for room and board | $9,538 |
Room charge | $5,518 |
Meal charge | $4,020 |
New Mexico State University Majors
Major | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 173 | |||
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 156 | 12 | ||
Mechanical Engineering | 109 | 19 | ||
Business Administration and Management, General | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 106 | 4 | ||
Business & Commerce, General | 10 | 94 | ||
Industrial Engineering | 62 | 41 | ||
Psychology, General | 92 | 3 | 6 | |
Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 92 | |||
Social Work | 42 | 47 | ||
Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 73 | 10 | 4 | |
Computer and Information Sciences, General | 47 | 21 | 7 | |
Education, General | 75 | |||
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 48 | 25 | ||
Animal Sciences, General | 62 | 7 | 2 | |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 68 | |||
Accounting | 44 | 23 | ||
Engineering Technology, General | 59 | |||
Information Technology | 57 | |||
Journalism | 52 | |||
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 52 | |||
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments | 36 | 15 | ||
Sociology | 42 | 9 | ||
Civil Engineering, General | 39 | 11 | ||
Public Health Education and Promotion | 26 | 23 | ||
Finance, General | 45 | |||
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical & Space Engineering | 43 | |||
Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 35 | 5 | ||
English Language and Literature, General | 31 | 8 | ||
Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 38 | |||
Rhetoric and Composition | 28 | 8 | ||
Chemical Engineering | 29 | 7 | ||
Elementary Education and Teaching | 30 | |||
Visual and Performing Arts, General | 29 | 1 | ||
Anthropology | 14 | 15 | ||
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | 29 | |||
Mathematics, General | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
Political Science and Government, General | 24 | 4 | ||
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 20 | 7 | ||
Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 27 | |||
Agriculture, General | 22 | 4 | ||
Spanish Language and Literature | 26 | |||
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 23 | |||
Human Development and Family Studies, General | 22 | |||
Economics, General | 14 | 8 | ||
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 21 | |||
Engineering, General | 21 | |||
Geography | 18 | 1 | ||
History, General | 14 | 5 | ||
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling | 19 | |||
Music Performance, General | 9 | 10 | ||
Family Resource Management Studies, General | 19 | |||
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 11 | 8 | ||
Agricultural Teacher Education | 10 | 8 | ||
Chemistry, General | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 18 | |||
Nursing Practice | 18 | |||
Dietetics & Dietitian | 17 | |||
Physics, General | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Special Education and Teaching, General | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
Genetics, General | 15 | |||
Athletic Training & Trainer | 14 | |||
Secondary Education and Teaching | 13 | |||
Curriculum and Instruction | 13 | |||
Apparel and Textiles, General | 12 | |||
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 12 | |||
Range Science and Management | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Agronomy and Crop Science | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Music Teacher Education | 11 | |||
Philosophy | 11 | |||
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 6 | 4 | ||
Geology & Earth Science, General | 5 | 5 | ||
Public Administration | 10 | |||
International Business & Trade & Commerce | 9 | |||
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 9 | |||
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 9 | |||
Development Economics and International Development | 9 | |||
Dance, General | 8 | |||
Statistics, General | 8 | |||
Creative Writing | 8 | |||
Surveying Technology & Surveying | 7 | |||
Horticultural Science | 5 | 1 | ||
Astronomy | 3 | 3 | ||
Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 3 | 2 | ||
Women's Studies | 4 | |||
Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 4 | |||
English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 4 | |||
Biochemistry | 3 | |||
Fine & Studio Arts, General | 3 | |||
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 3 | |||
Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 3 | |||
Ecology | 3 | |||
Nursing Science | 3 | |||
General Studies | 1 | 1 | ||
Agricultural Economics | 2 | |||
Environmental Studies | 2 | |||
Food Technology and Processing | 1 | |||
Molecular Biology | 1 | |||
Psychopharmacology | 1 | |||
Grand Total | 10 | 2,465 | 687 | 134 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Graduation rate | 48% | 44% | 52% |
|
Publications & Citations
Publication count by topic
Physics | |
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Biology | |
Computer science | |
Chemistry | |
Mathematics | |
Psychology | |
Materials science | |
Engineering | |
Environmental science | |
Sociology | |
Medicine | |
Geology | |
Geography | |
Business | |
Political science | |
Economics | |
History | |
Art | |
Philosophy |
Topical rankings by citation count
Discipline | World Rank | Citations |
---|---|---|
Physics | 182 | 230,888 |
Environmental science | 241 | 37,783 |
Geology | 275 | 31,069 |
Political science | 280 | 9,062 |
History | 285 | 1,201 |
Geography | 347 | 11,388 |
Computer science | 367 | 68,100 |
Engineering | 374 | 25,489 |
Business | 390 | 18,465 |
Sociology | 400 | 14,047 |
Psychology | 450 | 61,908 |
Mathematics | 490 | 31,592 |
Chemistry | 536 | 89,673 |
Economics | 584 | 10,815 |
Biology | 613 | 103,133 |
Materials science | 732 | 29,867 |
Art | 794 | 149 |
Philosophy | 1005 | 111 |
Medicine | 1310 | 11,703 |
Annual publication & citation counts
Year | Publications | Citations |
---|---|---|
1990 | 272 | 2436 |
1991 | 295 | 3001 |
1992 | 337 | 3188 |
1993 | 336 | 3455 |
1994 | 349 | 3802 |
1995 | 357 | 4209 |
1996 | 433 | 4555 |
1997 | 454 | 5438 |
1998 | 427 | 6258 |
1999 | 438 | 7363 |
2000 | 478 | 8910 |
2001 | 496 | 10406 |
2002 | 552 | 12807 |
2003 | 496 | 15351 |
2004 | 597 | 18406 |
2005 | 589 | 22233 |
2006 | 625 | 26200 |
2007 | 607 | 29622 |
2008 | 663 | 31973 |
2009 | 688 | 35326 |
2010 | 710 | 36782 |
2011 | 732 | 39802 |
2012 | 806 | 42782 |
2013 | 815 | 46325 |
2014 | 868 | 47787 |
2015 | 896 | 50102 |
2016 | 872 | 49310 |
2017 | 923 | 49966 |
2018 | 955 | 47781 |
2019 | 917 | 52754 |
2020 | 878 | 52532 |
General info
Alternative names | NMSU |
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Founded | 1888 |
Wikipedia | New Mexico State University |
Colors | crimson, white |
Academic Calendar | August to May (August - December;January-May). Also Summer Sessions (May-July;July-August) |
Total FTE staff | 2,917 |
Carnegie Classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Location and Contacts
Address | 2850 Weddell Street Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003-8001 United States |
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City population | 98,000 |
Phone | 5756460111 |
Fax | +1 (575) 646 6330 |