Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 17,244 undergrads, where 39% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.65
Economic access
Campus size
14% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 46% take some
Where first-years come from
3,527 first-time students
15% came from other states and 1.5% from abroad; 83% are from New Mexico. Fewer from other states than at 63% of colleges.
- In-state (New Mexico)83%
- Other states15%
- Abroad1.5%
Top home states
- New Mexico(home state)83% 2,933
- Texas5.2% 183
- Colorado1.8% 62
- California1.5% 52
- Arizona0.9% 31
From 40 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
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
1,212
new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 50% of colleges.
851 full-time, 361 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,295 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
18% of undergrads study part-time.
57% women
Another gender: 115 undergraduates (0.7%)
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 2,492 students.
Housing
Beds
2,492
About 14 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
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Mountain West Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mountain West Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
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
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
New Mexico Alpha
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta-Zeta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2010
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
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)