Student Population by Gender

New Mexico State University-Main Campus has a total of 14,268 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 11,591 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,677 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,968 male and 8,300 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,26811,5912,677
Men5,9684,8611,107
Women8,3006,7301,570
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,729 White, 402 Black, and 181 Asian students out of a total of 14,268 are attending at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American337116221
Asian18180101
Black402222180
Hispanic8,3253,2335,092
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders251114
White3,7291,6392,090
Two or more races369162207
Race Unknown1356966
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American28199182
Asian1225666
Black307183124
Hispanic7,3932,8954,498
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders20812
White2,7671,2721,495
Two or more races284132152
Race Unknown1145856
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1459
Asian422
Black422913
Hispanic322152170
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders211
White18010377
Two or more races201010
Race Unknown220

Student Age Distribution

By age, NMSU has 314 students under 18 years old and 58 students over 65 years old. There are 10,052 students under 25 years old, and 4,216 students over 25 years old out of 14,268 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 314 students are younger than 18 and 35 students are older than 65. NMSU has 9,500 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,091 students aged 25 and over.
It has 552 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,125 students aged 25 and over.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Student Population by Age chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartNew Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18314206108
18-193,7162,2581,458
20-213,4251,9631,462
22-242,5971,4081,189
25-291,608907701
30-34971542429
35-39603369234
40-49667432235
50-64309187122
Over 65582830
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18314206108
18-193,7152,2571,458
20-213,3881,9381,450
22-242,0831,087996
25-29896518378
30-34471274197
35-3928218696
40-49275165110
50-641328448
Over 65351520
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, 2,815 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,109 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,068 students lived in New Mexico or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 747 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students14,2682,8157,109
Undergraduate11,5911,7326,641
Graduate2,6771,083468
Online Student Population by Locality
New Mexico ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2,06873314
Undergraduate1,3903366
Graduate6783978

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,591 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 618 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.33%.465 students have transferred in as full-time status and 153 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time8,875
Transfer-in Full-time465
Regular Part-time2,098
Transfer-in Part-time153
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