Enrollment Trends for New Mexico Colleges

New Mexico Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 59,477 students were enrolled in New Mexico colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population decreased by -12% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a decrease of -16.11% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 4.75% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more female students than male, with a ratio of 1.47 female to 1 male.
- Women Enrollment: Female students total 35,352 and have decreased by -6.32% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Male students total 24,125 and have decreased by -18.68% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 16,478 students (27.70%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 97% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 59,442, and 59,477 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 76.31% are undergraduate students and 23.69% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 8,596, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 173.

The females per 100 male students ratio is 68.32, meaning that there are far more female students enrolled in New Mexico Colleges than male students. You can check the males per 100 female students ratio trends over the years for New Mexico colleges.

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	67,405	53,344	24,009	29,335	14,061	5,658	8,403
2015-16	64,629 -2,776	50,767 -2,577	22,953 -1,056	27,814 -1,521	13,862 -199	5,627 -31	8,235 -168
2016-17	63,673 -956	49,599 -1,168	22,281 -672	27,318 -496	14,074 212	5,737 110	8,337 102
2017-18	61,042 -2,631	47,186 -2,413	20,813 -1,468	26,373 -945	13,856 -218	5,561 -176	8,295 -42
2018-19	58,352 -2,690	44,759 -2,427	19,776 -1,037	24,983 -1,390	13,593 -263	5,293 -268	8,300 5
2019-20	56,644 -1,708	43,395 -1,364	18,681 -1,095	24,714 -269	13,249 -344	5,117 -176	8,132 -168
2020-21	55,162 -1,482	40,992 -2,403	17,042 -1,639	23,950 -764	14,170 921	5,476 359	8,694 562
2021-22	54,581 -581	40,057 -935	16,643 -399	23,414 -536	14,524 354	5,502 26	9,022 328
2022-23	55,342 761	41,564 1,507	17,287 644	24,277 863	13,778 -746	5,214 -288	8,564 -458
2023-24	57,556 2,214	43,415 1,851	18,141 854	25,274 997	14,141 363	5,339 125	8,802 238
2024-25	59,477 1,921	44,748 1,333	18,690 549	26,058 784	14,729 588	5,435 96	9,294 492
Average	59,442	45,439	19,665	25,774	14,003	5,451	8,553

New Mexico Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 45,439. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 8,596 from 53,344 to 44,748.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Female	Total	Men	Female
2014-15	53,344	39,676	18,404	21,272	13,668	5,605	8,063
2015-16	50,767	37,925	17,728	20,197	12,842	5,225	7,617
2016-17	49,599	36,671	16,918	19,753	12,928	5,363	7,565
2017-18	47,186	34,365	15,563	18,802	12,821	5,250	7,571
2018-19	44,759	32,321	14,562	17,759	12,438	5,214	7,224
2019-20	43,395	30,951	13,648	17,303	12,444	5,033	7,411
2020-21	40,992	29,582	12,494	17,088	11,410	4,548	6,862
2021-22	40,057	28,236	11,943	16,293	11,821	4,700	7,121
2022-23	41,564	29,137	12,382	16,755	12,427	4,905	7,522
2023-24	43,415	31,669	13,546	18,123	11,746	4,595	7,151
2024-25	44,748	32,788	13,997	18,791	11,960	4,693	7,267
Average	45,439	45,439	14,653	18,376	45,439	5,012	7,398

New Mexico Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 14,003. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 668 from 14,061 to 14,729.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Female	Total	Men	Female
2014-15	14,061	7,034	3,076	3,958	7,027	2,582	4,445
2015-16	13,862	7,030	3,076	3,954	6,832	2,551	4,281
2016-17	14,074	7,040	3,091	3,949	7,034	2,646	4,388
2017-18	13,856	7,236	3,078	4,158	6,620	2,483	4,137
2018-19	13,593	7,259	2,950	4,309	6,334	2,343	3,991
2019-20	13,249	6,536	2,679	3,857	6,713	2,438	4,275
2020-21	14,170	7,027	2,792	4,235	7,143	2,684	4,459
2021-22	14,524	7,133	2,746	4,387	7,391	2,756	4,635
2022-23	13,778	7,121	2,762	4,359	6,657	2,452	4,205
2023-24	14,141	7,202	2,791	4,411	6,939	2,548	4,391
2024-25	14,729	7,630	2,894	4,736	7,099	2,541	4,558
Average	14,003	14,003	2,903	4,210	14,003	2,548	4,342

New Mexico Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.70% and the percentage of black students is 3.25% at New Mexico Colleges. 2.88% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	4,997	1,411	2,171	27,400	156	23,200	1,612
2015-16	4,478	1,446	2,165	26,350	138	22,221	1,618
2016-17	4,417	1,561	2,097	26,540	143	21,147	1,600
2017-18	4,550	1,612	1,930	26,312	147	19,932	1,609
2018-19	4,209	1,570	1,807	25,586	137	18,678	1,496
2019-20	4,348	1,560	1,694	25,034	123	17,710	1,537
2020-21	3,921	1,583	1,715	25,086	116	17,090	1,618
2021-22	3,861	1,607	1,799	24,817	115	16,670	1,671
2022-23	3,990	1,590	1,796	25,697	112	16,221	1,792
2023-24	4,305	1,616	1,831	26,773	106	16,746	1,889
2024-25	4,435	1,689	1,905	28,239	117	16,828	1,949
Average	4,319	1,568	1,901	26,167	128	18,768	1,672

New Mexico Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

16,478 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 113.17% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	71,546	7,730	13,334	50,482
2013-14	70,109	8,177	15,601	46,331
2014-15	67,405	8,354	14,303	44,748
2015-16	64,629	9,269	15,970	39,390
2016-17	63,673	9,120	15,260	39,293
2017-18	61,042	9,473	15,898	35,671
2018-19	58,352	9,498	16,287	32,567
2019-20	56,644	8,840	16,594	31,210
2020-21	55,162	18,307	22,279	14,576
2021-22	54,581	13,749	21,484	19,348
2022-23	55,342	13,761	21,475	20,106
2023-24	57,556	14,745	21,832	20,979
2024-25	59,477	16,478	21,735	21,264
Average	61,194	11,346	17,850	31,997

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