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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM · Public · Town (remote) · NMIMT · New Mexico Tech

Public institution in Socorro, NM · 1,122 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $76,489 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,265228th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,058495th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,3121,109th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,872552nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,085557th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$76,489181st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,530366th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
56.4%898th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.8%849th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
54.0%315th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1182454th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1221,301st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.9%1,141st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 296 mi (PHX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 23 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$75,204
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,409$66,045
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,432—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors——
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s 1,122 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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