New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
575-646-0111
New Mexico State University-Main Campus is a public research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888 as the state's land-grant university, it is the oldest public university in New Mexico and the second-largest university in the state, with an enrollment of over 18,000 students.
The university's athletic teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference, and the football team plays its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The university is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including agriculture, engineering, business, education, liberal arts, and sciences. It is also home to New Mexico State University-Main Campus's Cooperative Extension Service, which is the university's outreach arm that provides educational programs and research to the state's residents.
The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 14227
Acceptance Rate: 62.67%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.nmsu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://fa.nmsu.edu/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $23040
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $39506
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at New Mexico State University-Main Campus is $86940.28. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. For graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus, we saw an average early-career income of $43100.00 and mid-career income of $67300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.