New Mexico State University-Main Campus

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

New Mexico State University-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 11,946 students of which 13,685 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. New Mexico State University-Main Campus is categorized as “16” 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 89.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,011 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,889, with published in-state tuition of $8,183 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,095, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.4%. Graduates earn a median of $39,067 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,960 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 909200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 49.0% 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.