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New Mexico Highlands University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Las Vegas, NM
Population 25,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,561
Men / Women 38% / 62%
Hispanic 62%
White 19%
Native American 8%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Education 39%
Health Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 17%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 4%
Computer Science & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,416
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,336
Est. In-State Cost $9,593
Est. Out-of-State Cost $15,958
10-Year ROI $160,000
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,390 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 290 (91th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 100%
Yield (Unbound) 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #361
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #386
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #475

Honors College

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Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
New Mexico Highlands University 333 26% / 74% 5% $60,363
Computer Science 7 71% / 29% 29%
Information Science 3 67% / 33% 0%
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 10 +2 30% / 70% 10%
Chemistry 3 0% / 100% 0%
Forestry 9 67% / 33% 0%
Geosciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Natural Resources Management 2 100% / 0% 0%
Wildlife Biology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Clinical Social Work 51 20% / 80% 2% $59,464
Health Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $50,270
Nursing
Business Administration 49 31% / 69% 2% $76,378
Business Management 6 17% / 83% 0% $76,378
Criminal Justice 12 33% / 67% 0% $51,628
English 2 0% / 100% 0%
History 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 3 100% / 0% 0%
Psychology 17 +3 18% / 82% 0%
Social Sciences 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 59 3% / 97% 8% $55,524
Elementary Education 22 +1 0% / 100% 9% $55,524
General Education 16 44% / 56% 6%
Physical Education 23 52% / 48% 4% $50,270
Special Education 9 +9 22% / 78% 0% $58,684
Film Production 7 +1 43% / 57% 0%
Music 2 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 5 20% / 80% 20%