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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 8 pts more first-gen students than Henderson State (45% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Henderson State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than New Mexico Highlands (46% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Henderson State is more diverse (index 0.59 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
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Henderson State1.5K
Pell Grant share
New Mexico Highlands45%
Henderson State46%
First-gen share
New Mexico Highlands45%
Henderson State38%
Diversity index
New Mexico Highlands0.58
Henderson State0.59

Who they are

Men
New Mexico Highlands38%
Henderson State48%
Part-time students
New Mexico Highlands36%
Henderson State9%
Students 25 and older
New Mexico Highlands41%
Henderson State11%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
New Mexico Highlands70%
Henderson State74%
First-years from other states
New Mexico Highlands23%
Henderson State23%
First-years from abroad
New Mexico Highlands4%
Henderson State2%
New transfer students this fall
New Mexico Highlands219
Henderson State141
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
New Mexico Highlands49%
Henderson State27%

Campus

New Mexico Highlands
Remote townNCAA D-II · Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceUndergrad research
Henderson State
Distant townNCAA D-II · Great American ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

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