Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NMSU-Carlsbad'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.
NMSU-Carlsbad has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 758 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Mexico average (3,389 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Southeast New Mexico College1,4311,431
Similarly Ranked Schools758758
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 Southeast New Mexico College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 554 male and 877 female students attending NMSU-Carlsbad. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.63 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 NMSU-Carlsbad.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NMSU-Carlsbad
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,4312571,174
Men55498456
Women877159718

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 810 Hispanic students (56.60%) and 404 White students (28.23%) at Southeast New Mexico College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southeast New Mexico College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southeast New Mexico College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native954
Asian231112
Black or African American19712
Hispanic810299511
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White404158246
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1366472
Total 1,431554877

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,210 students whose age under twenty five and 153 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southeast New Mexico College.
Especially, 803 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 Southeast New Mexico College.
Population by Student Age at Southeast New Mexico College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,431 554877
Under 18803 368435
18-19237 87150
20-21103 3370
22-2467 2245
25-2968 1256
30-3454 1044
35-3943 736
40-4939 831
50-6414 68
65 and over3 12
Total 1,431 554877

Online Student Population

At Southeast New Mexico College, 580 students (40.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 224 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, 218 students live in New Mexico where Southeast New Mexico College is located in and 5 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,431
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes224
Enrolled Some in Online Classes356
Not Enrolled in Online Classes851
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)224
New Mexico Residents218
Other State in U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1