Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares ENMU-Ruidoso's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Mexico.
ENMU-Ruidoso has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 977 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Mexico average (3,389 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College773773
Similarly Ranked Schools977977
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Mexico3,3893,389
The below chart compares the student population between Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 273 male and 500 female students attending ENMU-Ruidoso. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at ENMU-Ruidoso.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at ENMU-Ruidoso
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total773170603
Men27357216
Women500113387

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 288 Hispanic students (37.26%) and 253 White students (32.73%) at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1285573
Asian1037
Black or African American1385
Hispanic28896192
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White25386167
Two or More Races291019
Race/Ethnicity Unknown291217
Total 773273500

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 522 students whose age under twenty five and 178 students whose age is over thirty years old at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College.
Especially, 328 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College.
Population by Student Age at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total773 273500
Under 18328 134194
18-19108 4959
20-2145 837
22-2441 1427
25-2973 1756
30-3445 1134
35-3940 1822
40-4955 1540
50-6435 629
65 and over3 12
Total 773 273500

Online Student Population

At Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, 608 students (78.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 319 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 283 students live in New Mexico where Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College is located in and 34 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total773
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes319
Enrolled Some in Online Classes289
Not Enrolled in Online Classes165
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)319
New Mexico Residents283
Other State in U.S.34
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown2