New Mexico Highlands University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 25,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,390 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 290 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,007
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 75%
From Region 14%
Athletes 283 (30.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 60%
White 16%
Native American 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
New Mexico Highlands University 374 30% 17% 1% 5% 58% 3% $61,783 15 -0.44 69 93% 3.2%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,423 2 -1.51 83 — — — — —
Information Science — — — — — — — — $71,723 7 -1.29 82 — — — — —
Chemistry — +1 — — — — — — $63,918 16 -0.74 72 — — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,435 41 -0.33 68 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $60,435 10 -0.94 66 — — — — —
Biology 7 +1 14% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% $58,147 14 -0.96 62 — — — — —
Forestry 9 — 78% 22% 0% 0% 78% 0% $50,660 12 -1.00 44 — — — — —
Natural Resources Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,643 13 -1.01 44 — — — — —
Wildlife Biology 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $44,403 8 -1.12 27 — — — — —
Clinical Social Work 49 — 10% 14% 0% 4% 55% 6% $57,737 16 -0.74 61 92% 4.8% — — —
Health Education 12 — 42% 0% 8% 0% 83% 0% $52,000 11 -1.22 47 90% — — — —
Nursing 61 — 16% 31% 3% 7% 48% 2% $102,959 84 +1.07 98 98% 1.4% — — —
Business Administration 38 — 53% 16% 3% 5% 53% 0% $59,214 8 -0.96 64 87% 3.7% — — —
Business Management 23 — 39% 17% 0% 4% 61% 0% $59,214 8 -0.96 64 87% 3.7% — — —
Organizational Leadership 7 — 71% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $59,214 7 -1.21 64 87% 3.7% — — —
English 5 — 80% 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% $41,663 5 -1.31 20 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $45,231 5 -1.14 29 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $44,223 6 -1.23 26 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,432 12 -1.01 63 — — — — —
Psychology 23 +3 30% 17% 0% 4% 48% 4% $43,462 2 -1.76 25 98% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,804 4 -1.00 31 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 41 — 5% 10% 0% 0% 61% 5% $55,642 79 +0.50 57 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 24 +2 4% 12% 0% 4% 79% 0% $55,642 79 +0.50 57 92% — — — —
General Education 15 — 40% 13% 0% 13% 47% 7% $38,146 2 -1.98 13 96% — — — —
Physical Education 18 — 56% 22% 0% 11% 56% 6% $52,000 26 -0.71 47 90% — — — —
Special Education 8 +10 25% 0% 0% 0% 62% 12% $51,166 26 -0.72 45 100% — — — —
Film Production 7 — 29% 14% 0% 14% 43% 14% $38,002 5 -1.61 13 — — — — —
Music 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $39,035 12 -0.83 15 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $38,267 11 -0.92 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 44% 11% 0% 0% 89% 0% $55,491 26 -0.61 56 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,791
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,124
Est. In-State Cost $10,078
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,977
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 50%
4-Year Graduation Rate 4%
6-Year Graduation Rate 26%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 32.6% 122 16% 21% 2% 5% 54% 3% $79,784 62 +0.12 88 95% 2.9%
Education 28.3% 106 20% 12% 0% 5% 62% 5% $52,210 40 -0.15 48 92% —
Business & Economics 18.2% 68 50% 21% 1% 6% 53% 0% $59,214 4 -0.98 64 87% 3.7%
Social Sciences 7.2% 27 37% 19% 0% 4% 48% 4% $45,212 1 -1.65 29 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 13 69% 15% 0% 0% 77% 0% $49,215 10 -1.03 40 — —
Arts 2.9% 11 36% 9% 0% 18% 55% 9% $38,238 4 -1.34 13 — —
Professional 2.4% 9 44% 11% 0% 0% 89% 0% $55,491 12 -0.61 56 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.9% 7 14% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% $58,147 13 -0.96 62 — —
Humanities 1.3% 5 80% 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% $41,663 1 -1.31 20 — —
Computer Science 1.1% 4 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,423 3 -1.51 83 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,435 6 -0.33 68 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $1.3M #145 91% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #364 97% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #249 94% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #480 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #501 97% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #443 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.1M #440 94% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 87 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 42 $424K $424K $0
Wrestling 34 $238K $238K $0
Basketball 16 $479K $479K $0
Cross Country 9 $129K $129K $0
Total 185 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $452K $452K $0
Soccer 24 $347K $347K $0
Softball 18 $304K $304K $0
Volleyball 18 $323K $323K $0
Basketball 16 $369K $369K $0
Total 98 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 87 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 56 $452K $452K $0
Baseball 42 $424K $424K $0
Wrestling 34 $238K $238K $0
Basketball 32 $849K $849K $0
Soccer 24 $347K $347K $0
Softball 18 $304K $304K $0
Volleyball 18 $323K $323K $0
Cross Country 9 $129K $129K $0
Total 283 $6.8M $6.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional