Enrollment Trends for New Mexico Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in New Mexico - 9 public and 6 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 55,342 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in New Mexico including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 22.65% from 71,546 to 55,342. The undergraduate population decreased by 27.04% and the graduate population decreased by 5.48% in last 10 years at New Mexico Colleges.

By gender, there are 32,841 female students and 22,501 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.46 to 1. The female students decreased by 18.86% and male students decreased by 27.59% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 61,680, and 55,342 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 75.10% are undergraduate students and 24.90% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 15,405, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 799.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in New Mexico Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	71,546	56,969	25,256	31,713	14,577	5,818	8,759
2013-14	70,109 -1,437	55,614 -1,355	24,954 -302	30,660 -1,053	14,495 -82	5,751 -67	8,744 -15
2014-15	67,405 -2,704	53,344 -2,270	24,009 -945	29,335 -1,325	14,061 -434	5,658 -93	8,403 -341
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
Average	61,680	47,659	20,881	26,777	14,022	5,523	8,499

New Mexico Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 47,659. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 15,405 from 56,969 to 41,564.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	56,969	42,768	19,563	23,205	14,201	5,693	8,508
2013-14	55,614	41,731	19,269	22,462	13,883	5,685	8,198
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
Average	47,659	47,659	15,679	19,172	47,659	5,202	7,606

New Mexico Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 14,022. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 799 from 14,577 to 13,778.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14,577	7,276	3,170	4,106	7,301	2,648	4,653
2013-14	14,495	7,247	3,074	4,173	7,248	2,677	4,571
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
Average	14,022	14,022	2,954	4,131	14,022	2,569	4,367

New Mexico Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.31% and the percentage of black students is 3.25% at New Mexico Colleges. 2.87% 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 (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	4,806	1,398	2,187	28,945	160	25,327	1,365
2013-14	5,018	1,395	2,214	28,621	163	24,274	1,489
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
Average	4,418	1,521	1,961	26,399	137	20,225	1,582

New Mexico Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

13,761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 78.02% 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 2023.

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
Average	61,680	10,571	17,135	33,975

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