Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.54% where the current academic year rate is 71.70% at New Mexico Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.34% and women students' rate is 70.15%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into New Mexico Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New Mexico Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 77.49% | 76.11% | 78.59% |
| 2013-14 | 76.65% -0.84% |
76.32% -4.30% |
74.29% -4.30% |
| 2014-15 | 70.85% -5.80% |
70.98% -4.27% |
70.02% -4.27% |
| 2015-16 | 68.45% -2.40% |
68.23% -1.80% |
68.22% -1.80% |
| 2016-17 | 65.63% -2.81% |
66.34% -3.81% |
64.41% -3.81% |
| 2017-18 | 58.77% -6.86% |
58.88% -6.10% |
58.31% -6.10% |
| 2018-19 | 61.52% 2.75% |
61.75% 2.50% |
60.81% 2.50% |
| 2019-20 | 71.23% 9.72% |
71.87% 9.44% |
70.25% 9.44% |
| 2020-21 | 79.18% 7.95% |
78.09% 9.79% |
80.04% 9.79% |
| 2021-22 | 74.49% -4.69% |
74.50% -5.71% |
74.33% -5.71% |
| 2022-23 | 71.70% -2.79% |
70.63% -1.95% |
72.38% -1.95% |
| Average | 70.54% | 70.34% | 70.15% |
