Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for New Mexico Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in New Mexico - 9 public and 6 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in New Mexico is 71.70% - 26,227 students accepted out of total 31,967.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 77.49% to 71.70%. The New Mexico Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 47.46% and the yield is lower than 50.42%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.54% where the current academic year rate is 71.70% at New Mexico Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.34% and women students' rate is 70.15%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into New Mexico Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New Mexico Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	77.49%	76.11%	78.59%
2013-14	76.65% -0.84%	76.32% -4.30%	74.29% -4.30%
2014-15	70.85% -5.80%	70.98% -4.27%	70.02% -4.27%
2015-16	68.45% -2.40%	68.23% -1.80%	68.22% -1.80%
2016-17	65.63% -2.81%	66.34% -3.81%	64.41% -3.81%
2017-18	58.77% -6.86%	58.88% -6.10%	58.31% -6.10%
2018-19	61.52% 2.75%	61.75% 2.50%	60.81% 2.50%
2019-20	71.23% 9.72%	71.87% 9.44%	70.25% 9.44%
2020-21	79.18% 7.95%	78.09% 9.79%	80.04% 9.79%
2021-22	74.49% -4.69%	74.50% -5.71%	74.33% -5.71%
2022-23	71.70% -2.79%	70.63% -1.95%	72.38% -1.95%
Average	70.54%	70.34%	70.15%

New Mexico Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 46.32% where the current academic year yield is 47.46%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at New Mexico Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	50.42%	52.37%	47.99%
2013-14	53.28% 2.87%	55.43% 9.15%	57.14% 9.15%
2014-15	52.23% -1.06%	53.98% -5.73%	51.41% -5.73%
2015-16	51.75% -0.47%	54.90% -2.72%	48.69% -2.72%
2016-17	44.44% -7.31%	46.30% -5.21%	43.48% -5.21%
2017-18	50.73% 6.29%	52.56% 5.63%	49.12% 5.63%
2018-19	45.05% -5.69%	49.78% -8.83%	40.29% -8.83%
2019-20	37.74% -7.31%	41.34% -6.10%	34.19% -6.10%
2020-21	30.17% -7.57%	35.30% -7.86%	26.33% -7.86%
2021-22	46.30% 16.12%	49.98% 16.28%	42.61% 16.28%
2022-23	47.46% 1.16%	51.42% 1.21%	43.82% 1.21%
Average	46.32%	49.40%	44.10%

New Mexico Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 25,784, the average number of admitted is 17,458, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,322 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to New Mexico Colleges increased by 18.91% (5,083 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New Mexico Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	20,906	14,587	6,716
2013-14	20,828 -78	14,471 -71	6,645 -71
2014-15	23,809 2,981	13,282 -344	6,301 -344
2015-16	25,573 1,764	15,016 333	6,634 333
2016-17	28,711 3,138	16,523 -18	6,616 -18
2017-18	24,700 -4,011	15,396 -226	6,390 -226
2018-19	25,416 716	16,240 -390	6,000 -390
2019-20	25,961 545	18,361 -183	5,817 -183
2020-21	28,871 2,910	21,971 -29	5,788 -29
2021-22	26,884 -1,987	19,963 122	5,910 122
2022-23	31,967 5,083	26,227 813	6,723 813
Average	25,784	17,458	6,322

New Mexico Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Undergraduate

Brookline College-Albuquerque Private, four-years | Albuquerque
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Alamos
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Public, 2-4 years | Alamogordo
Aveda Institute-New Mexico Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Grants Public, 2-4 years | Grants
Glitz School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Las Cruces
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Lunas
Urban Academy of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Rio Rancho
San Juan College Public, 2-4 years | Farmington

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Graduate

Brookline College-Albuquerque Private, four-years | Albuquerque
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Alamos
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Public, 2-4 years | Alamogordo
Aveda Institute-New Mexico Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Grants Public, 2-4 years | Grants
Glitz School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Las Cruces
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Lunas
Urban Academy of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Rio Rancho
San Juan College Public, 2-4 years | Farmington

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Online Schools

Brookline College-Albuquerque Private, four-years | Albuquerque
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Alamos
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Public, 2-4 years | Alamogordo
Aveda Institute-New Mexico Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Grants Public, 2-4 years | Grants
Glitz School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Las Cruces
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Lunas
Urban Academy of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Rio Rancho
San Juan College Public, 2-4 years | Farmington

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Technical Colleges

Brookline College-Albuquerque Private, four-years | Albuquerque
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Alamos
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Public, 2-4 years | Alamogordo
Aveda Institute-New Mexico Private, Less than 2-years | Albuquerque
New Mexico State University-Grants Public, 2-4 years | Grants
Glitz School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Las Cruces
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Public, 2-4 years | Los Lunas
Urban Academy of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Rio Rancho
San Juan College Public, 2-4 years | Farmington

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