Enrollment Trends at NMSU-Alamogordo

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,366 where 1,152 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,848 students in 2016 and was lowest at 941 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,848 to 1,152 students, a net loss of 696 (37.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,848	664	1,184
2016-17	1,771 -77	621 -43	1,150 -34
2017-18	1,710 -61	644 23	1,066 -84
2018-19	1,636 -74	608 -36	1,028 -38
2019-20	1,537 -99	552 -56	985 -43
2020-21	941 -596	343 -209	598 -387
2021-22	946 5	342 -1	604 6
2022-23	1,032 86	364 22	668 64
2023-24	1,088 56	373 9	715 47
2024-25	1,152 64	383 10	769 54
Average	1,366	489	877

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.03% and the percentage of black students is 3.82% at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo. 1.65% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 51.82% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 41.56% to 34.03%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.73% to 1.65%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.06% to 3.82%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 41.67% to 51.82%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6117 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6504 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	59	32	75	770	6	768	33
2016-17	60	30	68	744	7	734	34
2017-18	66	18	72	774	6	663	45
2018-19	59	27	81	747	5	617	46
2019-20	35	27	67	689	7	595	40
2020-21	26	16	44	397	1	372	26
2021-22	47	18	32	420	2	355	30
2022-23	44	21	37	487	3	367	33
2023-24	38	19	24	543	1	387	47
2024-25	33	19	44	597	2	392	43
Average	47	23	54	617	4	525	38