New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Las Cruces, NM

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,707
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Rural: Fringe (rural territory up to 5 miles from an urbanized area or up to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster)
Two-year, medium // mixed part/full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 43.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 38.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 12.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 8.0% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 17.8%
Black: 1.4%
Hispanic: 72.9%
Asian: 0.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 1.4%
Non-resident alien: 2.9%
Unknown race: 1.7%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $11,603
In-State tuition: $1,776
Out-of-State tuition: $5,664

Estimated books and supplies: $1,240 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $7,512 (2007)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,480 (2007)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,225 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $40,073 (2017)
Median Family Income: $23,951 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 44.1%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 16.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $17,095 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $181 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $4,174
$30k-48k $5,310
$48k-75k $7,544
$75k-110k $9,449
$110k+ $10,612

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $17,095 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,043 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $10,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $11,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 57.3% (2015)
@3 year 65.0% (2017)
@5 year 71.4% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 35.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 36.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,910 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $41,184 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 23
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Graphic Communications. 9
Associate's Degree Graphic Communications. 7 $20,207 ($1,684)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Data Processing. 30
Associate's Degree Data Processing. 45 $9,750 $32,661 ($2,722) $31,241 ($2,603)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 7
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 9 $21,532 ($1,794)
Associate's Degree Education, General. 13
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 27 $26,929 ($2,244)
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 14
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 5
Associate's Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 15
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 40
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 40 $9,995 $95 $51,111 ($4,259) $50,481 ($4,207)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 8
Associate's Degree Public Health. 13 $24,874 ($2,073)
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 27 $16,467 $144 $65,573 ($5,464) $72,107 ($6,009)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 20
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 65 $7,571 $80 $28,127 ($2,344) $33,431 ($2,786)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 14 $31,839 ($2,653)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 8
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 21 $23,747 ($1,979)
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 6 $24,572 ($2,048)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 59
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 459 $10,497 $95 $28,739 ($2,395) $29,235 ($2,436)
Associate's Degree Library Science and Administration. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Library and Archives Assisting. 4
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 79 $7,425 $91 $27,705 ($2,309) $30,689 ($2,557)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 4
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 24
Associate's Degree Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 7 $48,204 ($4,017)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 8
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 12 $26,644 ($2,220)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 7
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 20 $29,243 ($2,437) $38,386 ($3,199)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 10
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 11
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 27
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 15 $26,401 ($2,200)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Architectural Sciences and Technology. 2
Associate's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $57,744
Full time faculty: 30%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $369,430 (2014)
School's endowment end of year: $361,058 (2014)