Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 827 where 754 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 996 students in 2019 and was lowest at 622 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 824 to 754 students, a net loss of 70 (8.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico State University-Grants since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 15.52% and the percentage of black students is 2.52% at New Mexico State University-Grants. 0.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 49.87% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 16.50% to 15.52%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.85% to 0.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.70% to 2.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 34.34% to 49.87%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6572 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7643 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-Grants over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
569 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 76% of total students. The number of online students has increased 52.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico State University-Grants from 2015 to 2025.