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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Student Population

Student Population at New Mexico Tech

Total Enrollment

1,622

Undergraduate

1,066

Graduate

556

Online Enrollment

138

Men Students

1,060

Women Students

562

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,622 students have enrolled at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology - 1,066 undergraduate and 556 graduate.

By gender, 1,060 male and 562 female students are attending New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. By attendance status, there are 1,228 full-time students and 394 part-time students.

The number of students at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers online degree/certificate programs and 138 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares New Mexico Tech's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico average (6,212 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	1,622	1,066	556
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Mexico	6,212	4,844	1,539

The below chart compares the student population between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,060 male and 562 female students attending New Mexico Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.89 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 Tech.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,066	942	124
Men	732	680	52
Women	334	262	72

Population by Gender/Attending Status at New Mexico Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	556	286	270
Men	328	192	136
Women	228	94	134

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 739 White students (45.56%) and 529 Hispanic students (32.61%) at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	37	27	10
Asian	23	13	10
Black or African American	11	6	5
Hispanic	416	284	132
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	503	349	154
Two or More Races	32	20	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	10	6	4
Total	1,066	732	334

Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	5	4
Asian	21	10	11
Black or African American	15	9	6
Hispanic	113	58	55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	236	139	97
Two or More Races	20	8	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	5	3	2
Total	556	328	228

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,056 students whose age under twenty five and 368 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 49 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,066	732	334
Under 18	27	11	16
18-19	349	253	96
20-21	392	276	116
22-24	170	130	40
25-29	42	28	14
30-34	27	18	9
35-39	8	4	4
40-49	15	5	10
50-64	13	2	11
65 and over	23	5	18
Total	1,066	732	334

Population by Student Age at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	556	328	228
20-21	8	6	2
22-24	110	67	43
25-29	156	108	48
30-34	84	55	29
35-39	56	33	23
40-49	70	39	31
50-64	46	12	34
65 and over	26	8	18
Total	556	328	228

Online Student Population

At New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 332 students (20.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 138 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, 113 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in and 23 students have enrolled from other states.