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New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Socorro, NM
Population 12,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,122
Men / Women 72% / 28%
White 55%
Hispanic 30%
Native American 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 59%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Computer Science & Math 16%
Humanities & Social Sciences 3%
Business & Economics 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,476
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,247
Est. In-State Cost $12,258
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,247
10-Year ROI $298,000
ROI Percentile 98th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,415 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 305 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $56M #110
Life & Natural Sciences $21M #199
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #364
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 13 #188
Life & Natural Sciences 8 #485
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #578

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 98%
SAT Range 1120 – 1270
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660
ACT Range 20 – 29

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 Institute of Mining & Technology 202 73% / 27% 3% $112,058
Chemical Engineering 9 78% / 22% 11%
Civil Engineering 8 88% / 12% 12%
Electrical Engineering 23 83% / 17% 0%
Environmental Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0%
Materials Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 65 85% / 15% 0% $112,058
Mining Engineering 4 75% / 25% 75%
Petroleum Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0%
Computer Science 22 91% / 9% 0%
Information Technology
Mathematics 10 80% / 20% 0%
Biology 10 30% / 70% 0%
Biomedical Sciences 7 14% / 86% 0%
Chemistry 4 50% / 50% 0%
Environmental Science 2 50% / 50% 0%
Geosciences 5 80% / 20% 0%
Physical Sciences 2 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 11 64% / 36% 0%
Engineering Management 3 67% / 33% 33%
General Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Technical Writing 1 100% / 0% 0%