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New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Mechanical Engineering (21% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 83% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,319 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

215 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 59% of graduates; 23 programs in 11 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Mechanical Engineering 14.190121% 45
    Graduates in this field earn $98,213 4 years out
  2. Computer Science 11.070115% 33
  3. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.10018.4% 18
    Graduates in this field earn $117,813 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.4% 18
    Graduates in this field earn $48,211 4 years out
  5. Physics, General 40.08016.0% 13

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 8.1% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (36 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$117,813 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,300

    4 years after completion$117,813
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    Median federal debt: $15,981 · 35 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mechanical Engineering$98,213 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,424

    4 years after completion$98,213
    National median: $92,135Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $94,537 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,500 · 97 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer and Information Sciences, General$95,750 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$95,750
    National median: $92,374About typical

    Median federal debt: $16,918 · 6 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Petroleum Engineering$95,234 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $42,325

    4 years after completion$95,234
    National median: $104,823Below typical

    Median federal debt: $24,000 · 15 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Chemical Engineering$85,900 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,215

    4 years after completion$85,900
    National median: $98,158Below typical

    Median federal debt: $15,000 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9.5 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,414 students, 149 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

63%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 4% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–97531%
10–197732%
20–295221%
30–39177%
40–49125%
50–99104%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Full-time faculty83%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$93,319

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$13,319
$13,319
← Lessmore than 69% of 557More →
Endowment per student$65,758
$65,758
← Lessmore than 92% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)