How Student Population Changes at NMSU-Dona Ana

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 7,905 where 6,662 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NMSU-Dona Ana than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,270	4,029	5,241
2013-14	8,837 -433	3,798 -231	5,039 -202
2014-15	8,448 -389	3,597 -201	4,851 -188
2015-16	8,252 -196	3,459 -138	4,793 -58
2016-17	8,157 -95	3,388 -71	4,769 -24
2017-18	7,917 -240	3,327 -61	4,590 -179
2018-19	7,876 -41	3,292 -35	4,584 -6
2019-20	8,054 178	3,383 91	4,671 87
2020-21	7,028 -1,026	2,739 -644	4,289 -382
2021-22	6,454 -574	2,534 -205	3,920 -369
2022-23	6,662 208	2,608 74	4,054 134
Average	7,905	3,287	4,618

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.91% and the percentage of black students is 1.79% at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. 0.81% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	124	69	216	6,438	11	1,750	59
2013-14	120	57	222	6,177	16	1,610	67
2014-15	107	50	194	5,990	8	1,491	52
2015-16	93	55	161	5,953	11	1,327	66
2016-17	117	59	147	5,875	10	1,278	79
2017-18	102	58	149	5,737	6	1,337	86
2018-19	107	63	149	5,714	5	1,311	91
2019-20	112	56	139	5,932	8	1,286	101
2020-21	91	50	105	5,196	8	1,114	104
2021-22	94	58	113	4,642	4	1,148	98
2022-23	103	54	119	4,794	13	1,193	81
Average	106	57	156	5,677	9	1,350	80

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,937 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 201.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,448	973	1,875	5,600
2015-16	8,252	1,051	2,104	5,097
2016-17	8,157	1,057	2,118	4,982
2017-18	7,917	1,262	1,977	4,678
2018-19	7,876	1,255	1,829	4,792
2019-20	8,054	1,305	1,748	5,001
2020-21	7,028	5,980	700	348
2021-22	6,454	3,998	1,637	819
2022-23	6,662	2,937	2,079	1,646
Average	7,650	2,202	1,785	3,663

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Enrollment Trends at NMSU-Dona Ana

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes