Colleges / New Mexico State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Las Cruces, NM · Suburb
NMS

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

Hispanic-serving
Address2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Websitewww.nmsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size11,946
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1011 · ACT 20.

If you get in

11,946 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans20%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
11,946
Location
Las Cruces, NM
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
NMSU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic64%
  • White24%
  • Two or more races3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native3%
  • International2%
  • Black2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.

Colleges / New Mexico State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Las Cruces, NM · Suburb
NMS

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

Hispanic-serving
Address2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Websitewww.nmsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size11,946
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1011 · ACT 20.

If you get in

11,946 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans20%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
11,946
Location
Las Cruces, NM
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
NMSU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic64%
  • White24%
  • Two or more races3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native3%
  • International2%
  • Black2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.