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New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM · Public · 11,946 students · mostly bachelor degrees
21st-cheapest of 40 New Mexico colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$8,889
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$23,274
Graduation rate
55%
Admission rate
89%
Median graduate earnings
$39,067
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$17,095
Average SAT
1011
Median ACT
20
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
232 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree1 grads/yr$141,422Industrial Engineering · Master's Degree31 grads/yr$113,691Astronautical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree80 grads/yr$96,510Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$95,683Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree90 grads/yr$94,024Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree69 grads/yr$92,605Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$90,091Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree122 grads/yr$85,742Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree$84,961Accounting · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$82,631Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$81,690Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree182 grads/yr$78,951Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$74,115Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$71,678Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$68,890Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$68,419Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree$68,291Environmental Health · Master's Degree57 grads/yr$63,538Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$63,139Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$63,115Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$60,970Family Resource Management Studies, General · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$60,227Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$58,953Social Work · Master's Degree83 grads/yr$58,551Accounting · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$57,219
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.