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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 13 pts more first-gen students than Delta State (45% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Mexico Highlands has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Delta State (45% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Delta State is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.58)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Delta State1.6K
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Pell Grant share
Delta State42%
New Mexico Highlands45%
First-gen share
Delta State32%
New Mexico Highlands45%
Diversity index
Delta State0.61
New Mexico Highlands0.58

Who they are

Men
Delta State47%
New Mexico Highlands38%
Part-time students
Delta State12%
New Mexico Highlands36%
Students 25 and older
Delta State16%
New Mexico Highlands41%

Race & ethnicity

Delta State
New Mexico Highlands
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Delta State65%
New Mexico Highlands70%
First-years from other states
Delta State29%
New Mexico Highlands23%
First-years from abroad
Delta State6%
New Mexico Highlands4%
New transfer students this fall
Delta State334
New Mexico Highlands219
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Delta State61%
New Mexico Highlands49%

Campus

Delta State
Remote townNCAA D-II · Gulf South ConferenceUndergrad research
New Mexico Highlands
Remote townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why