New Mexico State University-Main Campus
New Mexico State University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 870–1110 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $6,313 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 870–1110
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $21,766 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $6,313 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $4,997 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,226 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $25,350 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $43,922 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,980
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,946
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 48%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 13%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Health professions
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Nelson University TX · 89% admitted
- Dominican University IL · 90% admitted
- Francis Marion University SC · 86% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Kearney NE · 90% admitted
- Rhode Island College RI · 92% admitted
- St Catherine University MN · 92% admitted
More colleges in New Mexico
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · 95% admitted
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM · 92% admitted
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology NM · 45% admitted
- St. John's College NM · 53% admitted
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development NM · 98% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.