Las Cruces, NM · Public · 11,946 undergraduates · suburban
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Less selective
NMSU’s land-grant mission is especially visible through agriculture, engineering, aerospace, water, border-region research, and applied sciences.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 75.7% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 54.7%
15,201 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$39,067 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets New Mexico State University-Main Campus apart
Academic design
Agriculture, engineering, computing, business, sciences, education, and border-region research align with southern New Mexico industries.
Campus pattern
Las Cruces offers a high-desert campus beneath the Organ Mountains near the U.S.–Mexico border.
Career & value signal
Aerospace, agriculture, government laboratories, defense, water management, and regional industries are natural career links.
Can I get in?
75.7% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
15,201About 76 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 71% submitted an SAT, and 22% submitted an ACT. Decide by comparing your score with the published range and the rest of your academic record.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for New Mexico State University-Main Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What New Mexico State University-Main Campus weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Agriculture, engineering, computing, business, sciences, education, and border-region research align with southern New Mexico industries.
Make institutional fit specific
NMSU’s land-grant mission is especially visible through agriculture, engineering, aerospace, water, border-region research, and applied sciences.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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$25 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
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College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Mechanical Engineering
Psychology, General
What is campus life like?
New Mexico State University-Main Campus beyond the classroom
Las Cruces offers a high-desert campus beneath the Organ Mountains near the U.S.–Mexico border.
A defining academic feature
Agriculture, engineering, computing, business, sciences, education, and border-region research align with southern New Mexico industries.
What shapes an ordinary week
Las Cruces offers a high-desert campus beneath the Organ Mountains near the U.S.–Mexico border.
Where the degree can lead
Aerospace, agriculture, government laboratories, defense, water management, and regional industries are natural career links.