NMSU-A Consumer and Student Achievement Information

Annual Enrollment 2020-2021
Credit Students (Full-time – 18% and Part Time – 82%) 1654
Non-Credit Students 331

2020-2021 Student Demographic Profile
Distribution by Gender (IPEDS 12 Month Enrollment 2020-2021)
Percent Female 63%
Percent Male 37%
Distribution by Race/Ethnicity (IPEDS 12 Month Enrollment 2020-2021)
Nonresident Aliens 1%
Hispanic/Latino 47%
American Indian or Alaska Native 3%
Asian 1%
Black or African American 4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%
White 36%
Two or More Races 3%
Unknown Race or Ethnicity 3%
Distribution by Age
Average age 27.7
Median age 24
Distribution by Financial Aid
First-Time Students receiving Pell Grant 57%
First-Time Students receiving any financial aid 89%
Distribution by Academic Type
Academic or Transfer 78%
Career Technical Education 16%
Developmental Education 6%

Most Recent IPEDS Retention

Student Retention Rate as reported in the most recent IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey (Fall 2020)Fall 2019 Cohort of First-Time, Degree Seeking Students
Full-Time 52%
Part-Time 24%

Retention Rates By Program

Percent of FIrst-Time, Full_Time Students Retained to the specified semester
(Three-year average based on most recently available data)
PROGRAMS RETAINED ONE SEMESTER RETAINED TWO SEMESTERS RETAINED THREE SEMESTERS
All Programs 77% 54% 47%
Career Technical Programs 76% 53% 47%
Academic and Transfer Programs 78% 56% 47%

Most Recent IPEDS Graduation and Transfer Rates

Student Graduation & Transfer Rates as reported in the most recent IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey
Fall 2018 Cohort of First-Time, Full-Time , Degree Seeking Students
Graduation Rate 15%
Transfer Rate 13%

Graduation Rates By Program

Percent of FIrst-Time, Full_Time Students Graduating Within a Given Time Frame After Starting College
(Three year average based on most recently available data)
YEARS TO GRADUATION
PROGRAMS TWO THREE FOUR SIX
All Programs 9% 18% 15% 16%
Career Technical Programs 5% 7% 7% 7%
Academic and Transfer Programs 5% 10% 14% 14%