Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 3,357 students of which 5,410 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 964 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,904, with published in-state tuition of $7,194 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.0%. Graduates earn a median of $38,550 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,619 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 224900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 45.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.