A total of 114,563 students are enrolled in New Mexico colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 10,101 native american or Alaska native students (8.82%), 2,280 asian students (1.99%), 3,186 african-american students (2.78%), 57,009 hispanic students (49.76%), 246 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.21%), and 31,308 white students (27.33%).
For New Mexico colleges, Southwestern College has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Navajo Technical University has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology has the highest rate of black students (0.16% and University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus has the lowest rate of black students (0.00% among New Mexico colleges.
For Asian students, New Mexico Military Institute has the highest rate of asian students (0.06% and New Mexico State University-Grants has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among New Mexico colleges.
In New Mexico 4-year colleges and universites, there are 1,453 asian students (2.48%), 1,849 african-american students (3.15%), 28,081 hispanic students (47.89%), and 16,509 white students (28.16%).
In New Mexico community colleges, there are 1,265 african-american students (2.30%), 28,349 hispanic students (51.55%), and 14,611 white students (26.57%).
In New Mexico trade schools, there are 72 african-american students (7.67%), 579 hispanic students (61.66%), and 188 white students (20.02%).
| School Level | Total | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 114,563 | 10,101 (8.82%) |
2,280 (1.99%) |
3,186 (2.78%) |
57,009 (49.76%) |
246 (0.21%) |
31,308 (27.33%) |
3,385 (2.95%) |
3,794 (3.31%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 58,636 | 4,435 (7.56%) |
1,453 (2.48%) |
1,849 (3.15%) |
28,081 (47.89%) |
114 (0.19%) |
16,509 (28.16%) |
1,912 (3.26%) |
1,689 (2.88%) |
| Community Colleges | 54,988 | 5,644 (10.26%) |
819 (1.49%) |
1,265 (2.30%) |
28,349 (51.55%) |
129 (0.23%) |
14,611 (26.57%) |
1,441 (2.62%) |
2,072 (3.77%) |
| Trade Schools | 939 | 22 (2.34%) |
8 (0.85%) |
72 (7.67%) |
579 (61.66%) |
3 (0.32%) |
188 (20.02%) |
32 (3.41%) |
33 (3.51%) |
The following table compares student population by race between New Mexico colleges. A total of 114,563 students have enrolled in New Mexico colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 year | 562 | 89 (15.8%) |
10 (1.8%) |
16 (2.8%) |
308 (54.8%) |
5 (0.9%) |
84 (14.9%) |
48 (8.5%) |
1 (0.2%) |
| Olympian Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 338 | - | 2 (0.6%) |
54 (16.0%) |
187 (55.3%) |
- | 85 (25.1%) |
7 (2.1%) |
3 (0.9%) |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 19,342 | 1,154 (6.0%) |
390 (2.0%) |
519 (2.7%) |
10,569 (54.6%) |
37 (0.2%) |
4,775 (24.7%) |
612 (3.2%) |
1,229 (6.4%) |
| Navajo Technical UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,704 | 1,646 (96.6%) |
5 (0.3%) |
6 (0.4%) |
23 (1.3%) |
- | 10 (0.6%) |
6 (0.4%) |
2 (0.1%) |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaPublic, 2-4 year | 7,200 | 100 (1.4%) |
51 (0.7%) |
142 (2.0%) |
5,396 (74.9%) |
9 (0.1%) |
1,141 (15.8%) |
126 (1.8%) |
85 (1.2%) |
| Clovis Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,342 | 15 (0.6%) |
30 (1.3%) |
89 (3.8%) |
1,126 (48.1%) |
4 (0.2%) |
982 (41.9%) |
63 (2.7%) |
22 (0.9%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,725 | 167 (2.9%) |
99 (1.7%) |
278 (4.9%) |
2,359 (41.2%) |
23 (0.4%) |
2,096 (36.6%) |
114 (2.0%) |
434 (7.6%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 2,082 | 38 (1.8%) |
27 (1.3%) |
51 (2.4%) |
1,224 (58.8%) |
- | 675 (32.4%) |
19 (0.9%) |
48 (2.3%) |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentPublic, 4-year | 947 | 452 (47.7%) |
12 (1.3%) |
6 (0.6%) |
252 (26.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
101 (10.7%) |
80 (8.4%) |
42 (4.4%) |
| New Mexico Highlands UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,704 | 199 (7.4%) |
20 (0.7%) |
105 (3.9%) |
1,481 (54.8%) |
8 (0.3%) |
519 (19.2%) |
59 (2.2%) |
232 (8.6%) |
| New Mexico Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,235 | 16 (0.7%) |
33 (1.5%) |
129 (5.8%) |
1,292 (57.8%) |
13 (0.6%) |
644 (28.8%) |
11 (0.5%) |
95 (4.3%) |
| New Mexico Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 463 | 6 (1.3%) |
26 (5.6%) |
49 (10.6%) |
146 (31.5%) |
19 (4.1%) |
99 (21.4%) |
14 (3.0%) |
5 (1.1%) |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,687 | 1,149 (68.1%) |
34 (2.0%) |
7 (0.4%) |
274 (16.2%) |
6 (0.4%) |
97 (5.7%) |
26 (1.5%) |
80 (4.7%) |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,622 | 46 (2.8%) |
44 (2.7%) |
26 (1.6%) |
529 (32.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
739 (45.6%) |
52 (3.2%) |
15 (0.9%) |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 349 | 13 (3.7%) |
7 (2.0%) |
1 (0.3%) |
160 (45.8%) |
1 (0.3%) |
143 (41.0%) |
10 (2.9%) |
8 (2.3%) |
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 23,124 | 1,226 (5.3%) |
968 (4.2%) |
690 (3.0%) |
10,789 (46.7%) |
38 (0.2%) |
6,928 (30.0%) |
934 (4.0%) |
422 (1.8%) |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoPublic, 2-4 year | 1,152 | 33 (2.9%) |
19 (1.6%) |
44 (3.8%) |
597 (51.8%) |
2 (0.2%) |
392 (34.0%) |
43 (3.7%) |
5 (0.4%) |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,431 | 9 (0.6%) |
23 (1.6%) |
19 (1.3%) |
810 (56.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
404 (28.2%) |
- | 136 (9.5%) |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsPublic, 2-4 year | 754 | 198 (26.3%) |
2 (0.3%) |
19 (2.5%) |
376 (49.9%) |
- | 117 (15.5%) |
15 (2.0%) |
11 (1.5%) |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 15,408 | 397 (2.6%) |
208 (1.3%) |
379 (2.5%) |
9,067 (58.8%) |
23 (0.1%) |
3,942 (25.6%) |
444 (2.9%) |
70 (0.5%) |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 921 | 35 (3.8%) |
4 (0.4%) |
7 (0.8%) |
632 (68.6%) |
- | 199 (21.6%) |
11 (1.2%) |
31 (3.4%) |
| Northern New Mexico CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,425 | 110 (7.7%) |
18 (1.3%) |
26 (1.8%) |
968 (67.9%) |
- | 181 (12.7%) |
81 (5.7%) |
31 (2.2%) |
| San Juan CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,452 | 2,107 (32.7%) |
53 (0.8%) |
63 (1.0%) |
1,412 (21.9%) |
17 (0.3%) |
2,289 (35.5%) |
326 (5.1%) |
121 (1.9%) |
| Santa Fe Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,469 | 202 (4.5%) |
76 (1.7%) |
50 (1.1%) |
2,130 (47.7%) |
7 (0.2%) |
1,673 (37.4%) |
79 (1.8%) |
87 (1.9%) |
| University of the SouthwestPrivate, 4-year | 1,130 | 14 (1.2%) |
33 (2.9%) |
149 (13.2%) |
431 (38.1%) |
2 (0.2%) |
397 (35.1%) |
9 (0.8%) |
95 (8.4%) |
| Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 289 | 1 (0.3%) |
5 (1.7%) |
11 (3.8%) |
46 (15.9%) |
- | 202 (69.9%) |
11 (3.8%) |
12 (4.2%) |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 215 | 215 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 896 | 51 (5.7%) |
8 (0.9%) |
4 (0.4%) |
513 (57.3%) |
- | 267 (29.8%) |
8 (0.9%) |
44 (4.9%) |
| Mesalands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 563 | 17 (3.0%) |
5 (0.9%) |
21 (3.7%) |
275 (48.8%) |
3 (0.5%) |
236 (41.9%) |
- | 6 (1.1%) |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FePrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | 3 (5.5%) |
1 (1.8%) |
- | 30 (54.5%) |
- | 12 (21.8%) |
- | 7 (12.7%) |
| Western New Mexico UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,531 | 142 (4.0%) |
24 (0.7%) |
125 (3.5%) |
1,778 (50.4%) |
11 (0.3%) |
997 (28.2%) |
89 (2.5%) |
254 (7.2%) |
| St. John's CollegePrivate, 4-year | 467 | - | 9 (1.9%) |
4 (0.9%) |
46 (9.9%) |
2 (0.4%) |
302 (64.7%) |
30 (6.4%) |
21 (4.5%) |
| Luna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 743 | 13 (1.7%) |
8 (1.1%) |
8 (1.1%) |
602 (81.0%) |
2 (0.3%) |
99 (13.3%) |
- | 11 (1.5%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 773 | 128 (16.6%) |
10 (1.3%) |
13 (1.7%) |
288 (37.3%) |
2 (0.3%) |
253 (32.7%) |
29 (3.8%) |
29 (3.8%) |
| Carrington College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 year | 357 | 56 (15.7%) |
3 (0.8%) |
14 (3.9%) |
219 (61.3%) |
- | 42 (11.8%) |
1 (0.3%) |
18 (5.0%) |
| Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4-year | 560 | 35 (6.3%) |
8 (1.4%) |
44 (7.9%) |
312 (55.7%) |
4 (0.7%) |
95 (17.0%) |
3 (0.5%) |
59 (10.5%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-AlbuquerquePrivate, Less than 2-year | 119 | 6 (5.0%) |
2 (1.7%) |
4 (3.4%) |
44 (37.0%) |
- | 37 (31.1%) |
3 (2.5%) |
23 (19.3%) |
| Aveda Institute-New MexicoPrivate, Less than 2-year | 161 | 5 (3.1%) |
2 (1.2%) |
3 (1.9%) |
118 (73.3%) |
1 (0.6%) |
27 (16.8%) |
5 (3.1%) |
- |
| Glitz School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | 2 (1.6%) |
1 (0.8%) |
2 (1.6%) |
103 (83.1%) |
- | 12 (9.7%) |
4 (3.2%) |
- |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 96 | - | - | 3 (3.1%) |
70 (72.9%) |
1 (1.0%) |
11 (11.5%) |
11 (11.5%) |
- |
| A Better U Beauty Barber AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 46 | 6 (13.0%) |
- | 6 (13.0%) |
27 (58.7%) |
1 (2.2%) |
4 (8.7%) |
2 (4.3%) |
- |