Student Population at NMSU-Dona Ana
Total Enrollment
6,662 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
6,662
Online Enrollment
2,937
Men Students
2,608
Women Students
4,054
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,662 students have enrolled at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (all undergraduate).
By gender, 2,608 male and 4,054 female students are attending New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. By attendance status, there are 2,807 full-time students and 3,855 part-time students.
The number of students at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Mexico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus and Luna Community College, its population is very large (average population is 1,364).
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,937 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 State University-Dona Ana and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 2,608 male and 4,054 female students attending NMSU-Dona Ana. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 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 NMSU-Dona Ana.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,662 | 2,807 | 3,855 |
Men | 2,608 | 1,191 | 1,417 |
Women | 4,054 | 1,616 | 2,438 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 4,794 Hispanic students (71.96%) and 1,193 White students (17.91%) at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 103 | 37 | 66 |
Asian | 54 | 18 | 36 |
Black or African American | 119 | 79 | 40 |
Hispanic | 4,794 | 1,774 | 3,020 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 | 4 | 9 |
White | 1,193 | 539 | 654 |
Two or More Races | 81 | 35 | 46 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 138 | 66 | 72 |
Total | 6,662 | 2,608 | 4,054 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 4,849 students whose age under twenty five and 1,123 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana.
Especially, 903 students are younger than eighteen and 21 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,662 | 2,608 | 4,054 |
Under 18 | 903 | 357 | 546 |
18-19 | 2,107 | 860 | 1,247 |
20-21 | 1,117 | 497 | 620 |
22-24 | 722 | 267 | 455 |
25-29 | 690 | 239 | 451 |
30-34 | 439 | 154 | 285 |
35-39 | 259 | 91 | 168 |
40-49 | 290 | 87 | 203 |
50-64 | 114 | 48 | 66 |
65 and over | 21 | 8 | 13 |
Total | 6,662 | 2,608 | 4,054 |
Online Student Population
At New Mexico State University-Dona Ana, 5,016 students (75.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,937 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, 2,764 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico State University-Dona Ana is located in and 168 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 6,662 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,937 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,079 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,646 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,937 |
New Mexico Residents | 2,764 |
Other State in U.S. | 168 |
Outside of U.S. | 1 |
Unknown | 4 |