Admission Comparison between New Mexico Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 32,379 students have applied to New Mexico colleges and 26,458 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the New Mexico colleges is 69.5%. Of the admitted students, 6,904 students finally enrolled in one of New Mexico colleges.
No New Mexico colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 7 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at New Mexico colleges is 1,113.
New Mexico College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the largest number of applicants of 15,860 and New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the most admitted students of 12,378.
- The average acceptance rate of New Mexico colleges is 69.5% and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the lowest acceptance rate of 27.6%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 51.9% and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the highest yield of 92.4%.
- The average SAT score is 1,113 and New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the highest SAT score of 1,020.
New Mexico Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists New Mexico colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM Public, 4 years four-years | 1,220 | 908 | 301 | 74.4% | 33 | $15 | $60 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM Public, 4 years four-years | 1,713 | 472 | 436 | 27.6% | 92 | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM Public, 4 years four-years | 12,639 | 12,142 | 3,509 | 96.1% | 29 | $25 | $50 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM Public, 4 years four-years | 15,860 | 12,378 | 2,325 | 78.0% | 19 | $25 | $40 |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM Private, 4 years four-years | 453 | 245 | 91 | 54.1% | 37 | - | - |
| New Mexico Military Institute Roswell, NM Public, 2-4 years | 412 | 231 | 181 | 56.1% | 78 | - | - |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM Public, 4 years four-years | 82 | 82 | 61 | 100.0% | 74 | $25 | $25 |
| Average | 32,379 | 26,458 | 6,904 | 69.5% | 52 | $23 | $44 |