New Mexico State University

IPEDS: 188030

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
17,095
Top 12.4% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
92
Top 14.7% 7.0 – 100.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
9,157
Top 19.3% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Net cost
Lower is better
32,184
Top 34.2% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
75
Top 42.7% 20.0 – 99.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
31,495
Top 45.8% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
27,484
Top 46.7% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
142,872
Top 47.7% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2
Top 53.8% 0.0 – 19.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
15,860
Top 56.5% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
122
Top 56.9% 1.0 – 225.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
20
Top 59.5% 5.0 – 100.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,090
Top 60% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2,338
Top 60.4% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
15,408
Top 63.6% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
93,416
Top 64% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
23
Top 64% 0.0 – 78.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
87
Top 64.7% 10.0 – 100.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,256
Top 66.7% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
124
Top 66.7% 17.0 – 1,858.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
50
Top 67.9% 20.0 – 92.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
55
Top 68% 22.0 – 96.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
760
Top 71.1% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
89
Top 76.7% 9.0 – 100.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
14.76
Top 82.7% 10.9 – 28.3
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
50
Top 83.1% 10.0 – 80.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
73
Top 86.2% 33.0 – 98.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
74
Top 99.1% 57.0 – 95.0