Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,968 male and 8,300 female students attending NMSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NMSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total11,5919,3402,251
Men4,8613,887974
Women6,7305,4531,277
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NMSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,6771,4261,251
Men1,107633474
Women1,570793777

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,325 Hispanic students (58.35%) and 3,729 White students (26.14%) at New Mexico State University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native28199182
Asian1225666
Black or African American307183124
Hispanic7,3932,8954,498
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20812
White2,7671,2721,495
Two or More Races284132152
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1145856
Total 11,5914,8616,730
Population by Race/Ethnicity at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native561739
Asian592435
Black or African American953956
Hispanic932338594
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White962367595
Two or More Races853055
Race/Ethnicity Unknown211110
Total 2,6771,1071,570

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 10,052 students whose age under twenty five and 2,608 students whose age is over thirty years old at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 314 students are younger than eighteen and 58 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total11,591 4,8616,730
Under 18314 108206
18-193,715 1,4582,257
20-213,388 1,4501,938
22-242,083 9961,087
25-29896 378518
30-34471 197274
35-39282 96186
40-49275 110165
50-64132 4884
65 and over35 2015
Total 11,591 4,8616,730
Population by Student Age at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total2,677 1,1071,570
18-191 01
20-2137 1225
22-24514 193321
25-29712 323389
30-34500 232268
35-39321 138183
40-49392 125267
50-64177 74103
65 and over23 1013
Total 2,677 1,1071,570

Online Student Population

At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, 9,924 students (69.55% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,815 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, 2,068 students live in New Mexico where New Mexico State University-Main Campus is located in and 680 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,26811,5912,677
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,8151,7321,083
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,1096,641468
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,3443,2181,126
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,8151,7321,083
New Mexico Residents2,0681,390678
Other State in U.S.680287393
Outside of U.S.1468
Unknown53494