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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 3,357 undergrads, where 36% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−10% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.66

Diversity index vs. every college0.66
0.66
← 0.00higher than 68% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients36%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students46%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college36%
36%
← 0%higher than 55% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

3,357undergrads
Compared to every college3.4K
3.4K
← 19larger than 71% of 1,89337.8K →

54% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 28% take some

Where first-years come from

585 first-time students

25% came from other states and 2.7% from abroad; 71% are from New Mexico. More from other states than at 51% of colleges.

  • In-state (New Mexico)71%
  • Other states25%
  • Abroad2.7%
  • Not reported0.9%

Top home states

  1. New Mexico(home state)71% 415
  2. Texas19% 114
  3. Arizona1.4% 8
  4. California1.0% 6
  5. Oklahoma0.5% 3

From 19 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

521

new transfer students, 47% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 79% of colleges.

356 full-time, 165 part-time.

Going on to another college

25%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 333 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Many adult students

28% of undergrads study part-time.

Men37%
National median: 44%Below typical

63% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students28%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older36%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 730 students.

Housing

Beds

730

About 22 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Lone Star Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Lone Star Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Theta-Zeta

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)