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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Student Population

Student Population at New Mexico Tech

Total Enrollment

1,689

Undergraduate

1,218

Graduate

471

Online Enrollment

112

Men Students

1,116

Women Students

573

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,689 students have enrolled at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - 1,218 undergraduate and 471 graduate.

By gender, 1,116 male and 573 female students are attending New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. By attendance status, there are 1,342 full-time students and 347 part-time students.

The number of students at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers online degree/certificate programs and 112 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,116 male and 573 female students attending New Mexico Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.95 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at New Mexico Tech.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,218	1,093	125
Men	840	779	61
Women	378	314	64

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	471	249	222
Men	276	167	109
Women	195	82	113

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 789 White students (46.71%) and 577 Hispanic students (34.16%) at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	41	28	13
Asian	37	24	13
Black or African American	11	7	4
Hispanic	482	323	159
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	4	0
White	578	413	165
Two or More Races	38	24	14
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	13	6	7
Total	1,218	840	378

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	5	5
Asian	28	13	15
Black or African American	19	14	5
Hispanic	95	50	45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	211	129	82
Two or More Races	19	7	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	471	276	195

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,182 students whose age under twenty five and 303 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Especially, 26 students are younger than eighteen and 41 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,218	840	378
Under 18	26	18	8
18-19	502	356	146
20-21	367	250	117
22-24	181	132	49
25-29	65	51	14
30-34	22	16	6
35-39	7	2	5
40-49	10	6	4
50-64	16	3	13
65 and over	22	6	16
Total	1,218	840	378

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	471	276	195
20-21	3	1	2
22-24	103	72	31
25-29	139	83	56
30-34	77	53	24
35-39	44	22	22
40-49	50	25	25
50-64	36	13	23
65 and over	19	7	12
Total	471	276	195

Online Student Population

At New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 474 students (28.06% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 112 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 86 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in and 18 students have enrolled from other states.