For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Mexico colleges is 88.92%, 25,886 accepted out of 29,111 applicants.
For New Mexico college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 2,740 (-8.60%) compared to last year, from 31,851 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 98, which is more than 1.43% last year.
New Mexico colleges' acceptance rate increased by 7.64% compared to last year, which means easier to get into New Mexico colleges. The yield increased by 0.38%.
Among New Mexico colleges, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 44.49% with 687 accepted students out of 1,544 applicants. New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 13,095 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,642.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Mexico. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,544 432 | 687 87 | 186 -36 | 44.49% -9.47% | 27.07% -9.93% |
| New Mexico Military Institute | 500 36 | 263 -5 | 179 -24 | 52.60% -5.16% | 68.06% -7.69% |
| St. John's College | 397 -66 | 211 -18 | 78 -1 | 53.15% 3.69% | 36.97% 2.47% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13,095 -2,106 | 11,650 139 | 2,404 13 | 88.97% 13.24% | 20.64% -0.13% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 1,727 -358 | 1,583 438 | 585 95 | 91.66% 36.74% | 36.96% -5.83% |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 12,269 -638 | 11,678 -642 | 3,642 30 | 95.18% -0.27% | 31.19% 1.87% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 79 -4 | 77 -6 | 55 -3 | 97.47% -2.53% | 71.43% 1.55% |