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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 15 pts more first-gen students than SUNY Polytechnic Institute (45% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    New Mexico Highlands has 5 pts more Pell recipients than SUNY Polytechnic Institute (45% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a bit larger (1,849 vs. 1,451)

    Undergrads

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
SUNY Polytechnic Institute1.8K
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Pell Grant share
SUNY Polytechnic Institute40%
New Mexico Highlands45%
First-gen share
SUNY Polytechnic Institute31%
New Mexico Highlands45%
Diversity index
SUNY Polytechnic Institute0.55
New Mexico Highlands0.58

Who they are

Men
SUNY Polytechnic Institute68%
New Mexico Highlands38%
Part-time students
SUNY Polytechnic Institute11%
New Mexico Highlands36%
Students 25 and older
SUNY Polytechnic Institute16%
New Mexico Highlands41%

Race & ethnicity

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
New Mexico Highlands
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
SUNY Polytechnic Institute95%
New Mexico Highlands70%
First-years from other states
SUNY Polytechnic Institute3%
New Mexico Highlands23%
First-years from abroad
SUNY Polytechnic Institute2%
New Mexico Highlands4%
New transfer students this fall
SUNY Polytechnic Institute332
New Mexico Highlands219
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
SUNY Polytechnic Institute47%
New Mexico Highlands49%

Campus

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Midsize suburbNCAA D-III · North Atlantic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
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