Enrollment Trends at Northern New Mexico

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,112 where 1,425 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Northern New Mexico than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northern New Mexico College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	923	372	551
2016-17	948 25	375 3	573 22
2017-18	948	365 -10	583 10
2018-19	926 -22	342 -23	584 1
2019-20	1,119 193	401 59	718 134
2020-21	1,234 115	501 100	733 15
2021-22	1,136 -98	480 -21	656 -77
2022-23	1,154 18	482 2	672 16
2023-24	1,310 156	577 95	733 61
2024-25	1,425 115	620 43	805 72
Average	1,112	452	661

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 12.70% and the percentage of black students is 1.82% at Northern New Mexico College. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 67.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 13.33% to 12.70%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.41% to 1.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.36% to 1.82%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 65.66% to 67.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5127 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5369 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

• Trends Table
• 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	95	13	31	606	1	123	45
2016-17	96	12	16	637	0	118	51
2017-18	91	13	26	634	1	100	46
2018-19	104	14	24	635	2	79	53
2019-20	94	13	27	810	2	104	47
2020-21	101	29	26	831	2	164	56
2021-22	82	21	23	781	1	148	64
2022-23	118	29	21	761	1	127	66
2023-24	123	21	22	896	0	158	52
2024-25	110	18	26	968	0	181	81
Average	101	18	24	756	1	130	56