For the academic year 2024-2025, Southeast New Mexico College has a total enrollment of 1,431 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large - which average 5,188 - NMSU-Carlsbad's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 554 male (38.71%) and 877 female (61.29%) students are attending Southeast New Mexico College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.17.
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,431 |
| Men | 554 |
| Women | 877 |
By race/ethnicity, 404 White, 19 Black, and 23 Asian students out of a total of 1,431 are attending at Southeast New Mexico College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Southeast New Mexico College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Asian | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Black | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Hispanic | 810 | 299 | 511 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 404 | 158 | 246 |
| Two or more races | - | - | - |
| Race Unknown | 136 | 64 | 72 |
By age, NMSU-Carlsbad has 803 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 1,210 students under 25 years old, and 221 students over 25 years old out of 1,431 total students.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 803 | 435 | 368 |
| 18-19 | 237 | 150 | 87 |
| 20-21 | 103 | 70 | 33 |
| 22-24 | 67 | 45 | 22 |
| 25-29 | 68 | 56 | 12 |
| 30-34 | 54 | 44 | 10 |
| 35-39 | 43 | 36 | 7 |
| 40-49 | 39 | 31 | 8 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southeast New Mexico College, 224 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 356 students are enrolled in some online courses.
218 students who live in New Mexico or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,431 | 224 | 356 |
| Undergraduate | 1,431 | 224 | 356 |
| New Mexico Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 218 | 6 | 0 |
Among 1,431 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 66 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.61%.25 students have transferred in as full-time status and 41 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 232 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 25 |
| Regular Part-time | 1,133 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 41 |
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