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New Mexico State University - Main Campus was awarded 225 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #1,106 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NMSU Main Campus held the #1,163 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NMSU Main Campus also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for NMSU Main Campus.
About 36% of students accepted to NMSU Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 560.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, New Mexico State University - Main Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at New Mexico State University - Main Campus is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at New Mexico State University - Main Campus is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at NMSU Main Campus, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,575 undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus with 9,466 being full-time and 2,109 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,466 | $9,183 | $11,116 | $14,208 | $14,399 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NMSU Main Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NMSU Main Campus, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,227 a year. That adds up to $16,908 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for NMSU Main Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 |
| Phone: | 575-646-0111 |
| Website: | www.nmsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/newmexicostateuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/nmsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 146 | $26,342 |
| General Biology | 132 | $23,135 |
| Nursing | 119 | $65,075 |
| General Psychology | 110 | $20,207 |
| Computer Information Systems | 104 | $57,124 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 100 | $63,582 |
| Marketing | 92 | $35,938 |
| Health & Physical Education | 81 | $22,656 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 78 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 78 | $32,360 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 10,496 students took at least one online class at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 13,129 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,496 | 2,762 |
| 2019-2020 | 13,129 | 4,898 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,244 | 1,775 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,123 | 1,602 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,771 | 1,580 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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