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.
- Top 9%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 11%Average net price
- Top 19%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 20%Acceptance rate
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,058496th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,3121,119th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,872552nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,085561st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,489182nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,530367th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.4%903rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.8%855th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 54.0%321st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1182455th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1221,302nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.9%1,155th highest of 2,140 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
- RDJul 29
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,660 | $75,204 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,749 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,409 | $66,045 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitenmt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 187967)
- Compare colleges in NMRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New MexicoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology vs Navajo Technical UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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