Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NMSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.1% of undergraduate students being women and 41.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 11,231, with 6,526 women and 4,705 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NMSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.1% of undergraduate students being women and 38.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,673, with 1,634 women and 1,039 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.9% 4,705 students
- women 58.1% 6,526 students
Graduate Students
- men 38.9% 1,039 students
- women 61.1% 1,634 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 64.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,097 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 25.0% of the student body, with 2,736 students. African American students represent 2.9% of the population, with 316 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.4%, with 262 students. Asian students account for 1.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 123 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 11 students.
International students make up 2.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 290 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.0% of the population, totaling 113 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NMSU.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 64.8% 7,097 students
- White 25.0% 2,736 students
- African American 2.9% 316 students
- International students 2.6% 290 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 262 students
- Asian 1.1% 123 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 113 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 11 students
Graduate Students
- White 37.4% 980 students
- Hispanic 36.6% 959 students
- International students 16.1% 422 students
- African American 3.6% 94 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 77 students
- Asian 2.3% 61 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 21 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 6 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 48.1% 230 students
- White 30.1% 144 students
- African American 8.8% 42 students
- International students 7.9% 38 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 17 students
- Asian 1.0% 5 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 31% 3,546 students
- 20-21 31% 3,527 students
- 22-24 17% 1,899 students
- 25-29 8% 889 students
- 30-34 4% 457 students
- 35-39 2% 259 students
- 40-49 2% 237 students
- 50-64 1% 110 students
- 25-29 27% 738 students
- 22-24 19% 511 students
- 30-34 19% 498 students
- 40-49 14% 370 students
- 35-39 12% 326 students
- 50-64 7% 184 students
- 20-21 1% 29 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1,402 | 71.13% | |
| Texas | 391 | 19.84% | |
| Arizona | 60 | 3.04% | |
| California | 36 | 1.83% | |
| Colorado | 22 | 1.12% | |
| Washington | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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