Enrollment Trends at NMSU-Carlsbad

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,622 where 1,431 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,952 students in 2018 and was lowest at 1,171 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,931 to 1,431 students, a net loss of 500 (25.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southeast New Mexico College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 28.23% and the percentage of black students is 1.33% at Southeast New Mexico College. 1.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 56.60% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.22% to 28.23%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.73% to 1.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.50% to 1.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 52.36% to 56.60%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5994 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5793 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southeast New Mexico College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

224 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -58.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southeast New Mexico College from 2015 to 2025.