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New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM · Public · Midsize suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · NMSU

Public institution in Las Cruces, NM · 11,561 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $39,067 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
$6,747160th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,147379th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,2711,076th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,930426th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,095412th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,0671,644th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,9601,640th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.2%1,063rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.8%986th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.7%759th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1004935th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
11,561221st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.3%686th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 315 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
$25
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 76 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$80,964$58,673
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,499$73,635
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,990$61,814
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,773$62,384
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,673$71,575
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$58,673$59,253
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,860$55,512
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,109$57,860
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$49,436—
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$39,927—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,523$40,855
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$38,289$38,829

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,763,381 (M $4,964,881 · W $3,798,500)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to New Mexico State University-Main Campus’s 11,561 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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