Enrollment Trends at NMSU-Dona Ana

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,445 where 7,200 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 8,252 students in 2016 and was lowest at 6,454 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,252 to 7,200 students, a net loss of 1,052 (12.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,252	3,459	4,793
2016-17	8,157 -95	3,388 -71	4,769 -24
2017-18	7,917 -240	3,327 -61	4,590 -179
2018-19	7,876 -41	3,292 -35	4,584 -6
2019-20	8,054 178	3,383 91	4,671 87
2020-21	7,028 -1,026	2,739 -644	4,289 -382
2021-22	6,454 -574	2,534 -205	3,920 -369
2022-23	6,662 208	2,608 74	4,054 134
2023-24	6,849 187	2,737 129	4,112 58
2024-25	7,200 351	2,818 81	4,382 270
Average	7,445	3,029	4,416

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 15.85% and the percentage of black students is 1.97% at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. 0.71% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 74.94% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 16.08% to 15.85%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.67% to 0.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.95% to 1.97%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 72.14% to 74.94%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4123 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4531 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-Dona Ana over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	93	55	161	5,953	11	1,327	66
2016-17	117	59	147	5,875	10	1,278	79
2017-18	102	58	149	5,737	6	1,337	86
2018-19	107	63	149	5,714	5	1,311	91
2019-20	112	56	139	5,932	8	1,286	101
2020-21	91	50	105	5,196	8	1,114	104
2021-22	94	58	113	4,642	4	1,148	98
2022-23	103	54	119	4,794	13	1,193	81
2023-24	130	52	128	4,823	12	1,310	123
2024-25	100	51	142	5,396	9	1,141	126
Average	105	56	135	5,406	9	1,245	96