Student Population at NMSU
Total Enrollment
14,268
Undergraduate
11,591
Graduate
2,677
Online Enrollment
2,815
Men Students
5,968
Women Students
8,300
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 14,268 students have enrolled at New Mexico State University-Main Campus - 11,591 undergraduate and 2,677 graduate.
By gender, 5,968 male and 8,300 female students are attending New Mexico State University-Main Campus. By attendance status, there are 10,766 full-time students and 3,502 part-time students.
The number of students at New Mexico State University-Main Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and Kent State University at Kent, its population is small (average population is 22,927).
New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,815 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-Main Campus and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 5,968 male and 8,300 female students attending NMSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,591 | 9,340 | 2,251 |
Men | 4,861 | 3,887 | 974 |
Women | 6,730 | 5,453 | 1,277 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,677 | 1,426 | 1,251 |
Men | 1,107 | 633 | 474 |
Women | 1,570 | 793 | 777 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 8,325 Hispanic students (58.35%) and 3,729 White students (26.14%) at New Mexico State University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 281 | 99 | 182 |
Asian | 122 | 56 | 66 |
Black or African American | 307 | 183 | 124 |
Hispanic | 7,393 | 2,895 | 4,498 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 20 | 8 | 12 |
White | 2,767 | 1,272 | 1,495 |
Two or More Races | 284 | 132 | 152 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 114 | 58 | 56 |
Total | 11,591 | 4,861 | 6,730 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 56 | 17 | 39 |
Asian | 59 | 24 | 35 |
Black or African American | 95 | 39 | 56 |
Hispanic | 932 | 338 | 594 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 5 | 3 | 2 |
White | 962 | 367 | 595 |
Two or More Races | 85 | 30 | 55 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 21 | 11 | 10 |
Total | 2,677 | 1,107 | 1,570 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 10,052 students whose age under twenty five and 2,608 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 314 students are younger than eighteen and 58 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,591 | 4,861 | 6,730 |
Under 18 | 314 | 108 | 206 |
18-19 | 3,715 | 1,458 | 2,257 |
20-21 | 3,388 | 1,450 | 1,938 |
22-24 | 2,083 | 996 | 1,087 |
25-29 | 896 | 378 | 518 |
30-34 | 471 | 197 | 274 |
35-39 | 282 | 96 | 186 |
40-49 | 275 | 110 | 165 |
50-64 | 132 | 48 | 84 |
65 and over | 35 | 20 | 15 |
Total | 11,591 | 4,861 | 6,730 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,677 | 1,107 | 1,570 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 37 | 12 | 25 |
22-24 | 514 | 193 | 321 |
25-29 | 712 | 323 | 389 |
30-34 | 500 | 232 | 268 |
35-39 | 321 | 138 | 183 |
40-49 | 392 | 125 | 267 |
50-64 | 177 | 74 | 103 |
65 and over | 23 | 10 | 13 |
Total | 2,677 | 1,107 | 1,570 |
Online Student Population
At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, 9,924 students (69.55% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,815 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, 2,068 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico State University-Main Campus is located in and 680 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,268 | 11,591 | 2,677 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,815 | 1,732 | 1,083 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 7,109 | 6,641 | 468 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 4,344 | 3,218 | 1,126 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,815 | 1,732 | 1,083 |
New Mexico Residents | 2,068 | 1,390 | 678 |
Other State in U.S. | 680 | 287 | 393 |
Outside of U.S. | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Unknown | 53 | 49 | 4 |