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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend NMSU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at NMSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend NMSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend NMSU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at NMSU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at NMSU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at NMSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at NMSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at NMSU.

NMSU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 20 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 70%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 90%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 686
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 39%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 19%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 79%

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Campus-based Housing

45% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
20% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

In the 1950's, the university determined there was a need for its own police department. Since its inception over half a century ago, the NMSU police department has grown to become a highly trained and capable department that provides patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency dispatching services for the university. While most efforts are focused at the Las Cruces campus, the department also assists the other facilities around the state in preparedness activities, crime prevention programs, and special criminal investigations.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, inclusive
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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