Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Student Population

How many students at ENMU-Portales?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has a total enrollment of 5,725 students, including 4,239 undergraduate and 1,486 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,991 male students (34.8%) and 3,734 female students (65.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,359 Hispanic students (41.2%) and 2,096 White students (36.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,239 undergraduate students (74%) and 1,486 graduate students (26%).
• Class Delivery: 3,630 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,226 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - ENMU-Portales's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,991 male (34.78%) and 3,734 female (65.22%) students are attending Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.32.

By class level, 4,239 (74.04%) are undergraduate students and 1,486 (25.96%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.45% are male and 61.55% are female, while among graduate students, 24.29% are male and 75.71% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,096 White, 278 Black, and 99 Asian students out of a total of 5,725 are attending at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, ENMU-Portales has 626 students under 18 years old and 52 students over 65 years old. There are 2,949 students under 25 years old, and 2,772 students over 25 years old out of 5,725 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 626 students are younger than 18 and 39 students are older than 65. ENMU-Portales has 2,716 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,520 students aged 25 and over.

It has 233 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,252 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, 3,630 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,226 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,545 students who live in New Mexico or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,085 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,239 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 521 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.29%.356 students have transferred in as full-time status and 165 students transferred in as part-time status.