A total of 99,927 students are enrolled in New Mexico colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In New Mexico colleges and universites, 12,735 students are 18 years old or younger(12.74%), 21,080 students are 18 or 19 years old (21.10%), 15,561 students are between 20 and 22 years old (15.57%), 13,247 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.26%), and 11,825 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.83%).
13,808 students are between 30 and 39 years old (13.82%), 6,700 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.70%), 4,966 students are 50 years old or older (4.97%).
In New Mexico 4-year colleges and universites, 2,511 students are 18 years old or younger(4.72%), 12,042 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.62%), 9,942 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.67%), 8,324 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.63%), 6,837 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.84%), 7,567 students are between 30 and 39 years old (14.21%), 3,697 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.94%), 2,319 students are 50 years old or older (4.36%)
In New Mexico community colleges, there are 19,252 students are younger than 20 years old (41.32%), 10,493 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.52%), 4,967 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.66%), and 11,875 students are 30 years old or older (25.49%).
In New Mexico trade schools, there are 10 students are younger than 20 years old (10.42%), 49 students are between 20 and 24 years old (51.04%), 21 students are between 25 and 29 years old (21.88%), and 16 students are 30 years old or older (16.67%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 99,927 | 12,735 (12.74%) |
21,080 (21.10%) |
15,561 (15.57%) |
13,247 (13.26%) |
11,825 (11.83%) |
13,808 (13.82%) |
6,700 (6.70%) |
4,966 (4.97%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 53,244 | 2,511 (4.72%) |
12,042 (22.62%) |
9,942 (18.67%) |
8,324 (15.63%) |
6,837 (12.84%) |
7,567 (14.21%) |
3,697 (6.94%) |
2,319 (4.36%) |
| Community Colleges | 46,587 | 10,224 (21.95%) |
9,028 (19.38%) |
5,595 (12.01%) |
4,898 (10.51%) |
4,967 (10.66%) |
6,229 (13.37%) |
3,000 (6.44%) |
2,646 (5.68%) |
| Trade Schools | 96 | 0 (0.00%) |
10 (10.42%) |
24 (25.00%) |
25 (26.04%) |
21 (21.88%) |
12 (12.50%) |
3 (3.13%) |
1 (1.04%) |
The following table compares student population by age between New Mexico colleges. A total of 99,927 students have enrolled in New Mexico colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 19,342 | 3,480 (17.99%) |
3,007 (15.55%) |
2,435 (12.59%) | 2,440 (12.62%) |
2,520 (13.03%) |
2,992 (15.47%) |
1,526 (7.89%) | 942 (4.87%) |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaPublic, 2-4 year | 7,200 | 945 (13.13%) |
2,356 (32.72%) |
1,151 (15.99%) | 791 (10.99%) |
696 (9.67%) |
791 (10.99%) |
325 (4.51%) | 145 (2.01%) |
| Clovis Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,342 | 659 (28.14%) |
275 (11.74%) |
205 (8.75%) | 197 (8.41%) |
230 (9.82%) |
338 (14.43%) |
130 (5.55%) | 308 (13.15%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,725 | 626 (10.93%) |
887 (15.49%) |
648 (11.32%) | 788 (13.76%) |
801 (13.99%) |
1,065 (18.60%) |
567 (9.90%) | 339 (5.92%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 2,082 | 632 (30.36%) |
489 (23.49%) |
234 (11.24%) | 177 (8.50%) |
165 (7.93%) |
250 (12.01%) |
83 (3.99%) | 52 (2.50%) |
| New Mexico Highlands UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,704 | 80 (2.96%) |
279 (10.32%) |
257 (9.50%) | 361 (13.35%) |
410 (15.16%) |
624 (23.08%) |
402 (14.87%) | 291 (10.76%) |
| New Mexico Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 463 | 141 (30.45%) |
261 (56.37%) |
51 (11.02%) | 10 (2.16%) |
- | - | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,687 | 807 (47.84%) |
244 (14.46%) |
132 (7.82%) | 101 (5.99%) |
109 (6.46%) |
173 (10.25%) |
82 (4.86%) | 39 (2.31%) |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,622 | 27 (1.66%) |
349 (21.52%) |
400 (24.66%) | 280 (17.26%) |
198 (12.21%) |
175 (10.79%) |
85 (5.24%) | 108 (6.66%) |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 349 | 112 (32.09%) |
47 (13.47%) |
33 (9.46%) | 42 (12.03%) |
41 (11.75%) |
51 (14.61%) |
12 (3.44%) | 11 (3.15%) |
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 23,124 | 893 (3.86%) |
5,939 (25.68%) |
4,767 (20.61%) | 3,667 (15.86%) |
3,032 (13.11%) |
2,871 (12.42%) |
1,211 (5.24%) | 744 (3.22%) |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoPublic, 2-4 year | 1,152 | 152 (13.19%) |
227 (19.70%) |
146 (12.67%) | 147 (12.76%) |
153 (13.28%) |
191 (16.58%) |
86 (7.47%) | 50 (4.34%) |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,431 | 803 (56.11%) |
237 (16.56%) |
103 (7.20%) | 67 (4.68%) |
68 (4.75%) |
97 (6.78%) |
39 (2.73%) | 17 (1.19%) |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsPublic, 2-4 year | 754 | 116 (15.38%) |
169 (22.41%) |
107 (14.19%) | 83 (11.01%) |
74 (9.81%) |
115 (15.25%) |
67 (8.89%) | 23 (3.05%) |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 15,408 | 323 (2.10%) |
4,021 (26.10%) |
3,436 (22.30%) | 2,689 (17.45%) |
1,746 (11.33%) |
1,903 (12.35%) |
834 (5.41%) | 456 (2.96%) |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 921 | 375 (40.72%) |
221 (24.00%) |
87 (9.45%) | 49 (5.32%) |
38 (4.13%) |
54 (5.86%) |
36 (3.91%) | 61 (6.62%) |
| San Juan CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,452 | 1,092 (16.92%) |
1,101 (17.06%) |
697 (10.80%) | 639 (9.90%) |
709 (10.99%) |
917 (14.21%) |
475 (7.36%) | 822 (12.74%) |
| University of the SouthwestPrivate, 4-year | 1,130 | 3 (0.27%) |
134 (11.86%) |
114 (10.09%) | 156 (13.81%) |
175 (15.49%) |
235 (20.80%) |
198 (17.52%) | 115 (10.18%) |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 896 | 422 (47.10%) |
113 (12.61%) |
52 (5.80%) | 32 (3.57%) |
43 (4.80%) |
99 (11.05%) |
39 (4.35%) | 96 (10.71%) |
| Western New Mexico UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,531 | 559 (15.83%) |
433 (12.26%) |
320 (9.06%) | 383 (10.85%) |
475 (13.45%) |
694 (19.65%) |
400 (11.33%) | 266 (7.53%) |
| Luna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 743 | 160 (21.53%) |
173 (23.28%) |
117 (15.75%) | 82 (11.04%) |
48 (6.46%) |
76 (10.23%) |
45 (6.06%) | 42 (5.65%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 773 | 328 (42.43%) |
108 (13.97%) |
45 (5.82%) | 41 (5.30%) |
73 (9.44%) |
85 (11.00%) |
55 (7.12%) | 38 (4.92%) |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 96 | - | 10 (10.42%) |
24 (25.00%) | 25 (26.04%) |
21 (21.88%) |
12 (12.50%) |
3 (3.13%) | 1 (1.04%) |