New Mexico Colleges with the Highest Students to Faculty Ratio

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 18 to last year.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus and University of New Mexico-Main Campus also have higher ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the second highest ratio of 16 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,474 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,554 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these High Student-Faculty Ratio New Mexico Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 91.94%, and the average SAT score is 987, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between New Mexico Colleges With More Students Per Faculty

Table. New Mexico Colleges With More Students Per Faculty Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NMPublic, 4-year 18 to 1
1 to 1
5,72516092$9,054
($7,074)
45.00%
2
-
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NMPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
1 to 1
15,408675255$25,307
($8,183)
55.00%
3
1
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NMPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
23,1242,004676$33,060
($10,140)
55.00%
Average16 to 114,752946341$22,474
($8,466)
51.67%