The student population at Southeast New Mexico College is 1,431 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 500 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
224 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -58.60% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,622 where 1,431 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NMSU-Carlsbad than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southeast New Mexico College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 28.23% and the percentage of black students is 1.33% at Southeast New Mexico College. 1.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 56.60% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.22% to 28.23%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.73% to 1.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.50% to 1.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 52.36% to 56.60%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5994 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5793 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southeast New Mexico College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
224 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -58.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southeast New Mexico College from 2015 to 2025.