Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  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 grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than Delta State's ($45,937 vs. $41,991)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

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

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Delta State graduates 3 pts more of its students than New Mexico Highlands (52% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    New Mexico Highlands's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Delta State

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

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

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Delta State admits 100%; New Mexico Highlands doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Delta State100%
New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Delta StateOpen
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Delta State
925–1210
New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Delta StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot reported

Who's on each campus

Delta State is a bit larger than New Mexico Highlands (1,620 vs. 1,451 undergrads); New Mexico Highlands has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Delta State1.6K
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Pell Grant share
Delta State42%
New Mexico Highlands45%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; New Mexico Highlands has 10 students per faculty member to Delta State's 12.

Students per faculty member
Delta State12 to 1
New Mexico Highlands10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Delta StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • New Mexico HighlandsRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Delta State and New Mexico Highlands cost about the same a year on average; New Mexico Highlands's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Delta State$14.6K
New Mexico Highlands$14.5K
Aid generosity
Delta State35%
New Mexico Highlands38%

What each pays off

New Mexico Highlands's former students earn more, a median $45.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Delta State$42K
New Mexico Highlands$45.9K
Graduation rate
Delta State52%
New Mexico Highlands49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Delta State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Delta StateGrowing+36%
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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