The student population at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is 1,622 (1,066 undergraduate and 556 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 528 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech is 65.72% which is decreased by 551 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 23 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.53 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
138 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 97.14% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,847 where 1,622 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
65.72% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.28% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 551 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 23 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.53 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in New Mexico Tech than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,338 where 1,066 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 509 where 556 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 45.56% and the percentage of black students is 1.60% at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 2.71% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 32.61% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.86% to 45.56%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.02% to 2.71%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.00% to 1.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.88% to 32.61%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6832 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6445 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
138 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 97.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology from 2015 to 2025.