Student Population at New Mexico Highlands

Total Enrollment

2,677

Undergraduate

1,625

Graduate

1,052

Online Enrollment

1,124

Men Students

837

Women Students

1,840

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,677 students have enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University - 1,625 undergraduate and 1,052 graduate.

By gender, 837 male and 1,840 female students are attending New Mexico Highlands University. By attendance status, there are 1,597 full-time students and 1,080 part-time students.

The number of students at New Mexico Highlands University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus and University of the Southwest, its population is relatively small (average population is 3,183).

New Mexico Highlands University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,124 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between New Mexico Highlands University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 837 male and 1,840 female students attending New Mexico Highlands. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.45 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 New Mexico Highlands.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Highlands
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,625	987	638
Men	578	413	165
Women	1,047	574	473

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Highlands
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,052	610	442
Men	259	152	107
Women	793	458	335

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,445 Hispanic students (53.98%) and 551 White students (20.58%) at New Mexico Highlands University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico Highlands University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Highlands University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	153	24	129
Asian	9	1	8
Black or African American	96	75	21
Hispanic	972	337	635
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	256	89	167
Two or More Races	42	19	23
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	11	16
Total	1,625	578	1,047

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Highlands University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	116	26	90
Asian	8	1	7
Black or African American	23	10	13
Hispanic	473	97	376
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	295	79	216
Two or More Races	31	6	25
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	35	12	23
Total	1,052	259	793

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,024 students whose age under twenty five and 1,262 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico Highlands University.

Especially, 60 students are younger than eighteen and 51 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico Highlands University.

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Highlands University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,625	578	1,047
Under 18	60	21	39
18-19	323	148	175
20-21	258	115	143
22-24	248	126	122
25-29	164	58	106
30-34	143	32	111
35-39	137	24	113
40-49	184	30	154
50-64	76	12	64
65 and over	27	10	17
unknown	5	2	3
Total	1,625	578	1,047

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Highlands University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,052	259	793
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	9	0	9
22-24	125	37	88
25-29	222	60	162
30-34	196	47	149
35-39	141	25	116
40-49	220	45	175
50-64	114	31	83
65 and over	24	14	10
Total	1,052	259	793

Online Student Population

At New Mexico Highlands University, 2,124 students (79.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,124 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, 1,025 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico Highlands University is located in and 92 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,677	1,625	1,052
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,124	529	595
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,000	680	320
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	553	416	137

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,124	529	595
New Mexico Residents	1,025	483	542
Other State in U.S.	92	46	46
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	6	0	6