Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in New Mexico. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in New Mexico is 82.04% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 25.63%.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 27.55% and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 92.37% among Colleges in New Mexico. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 1,713 (681/1,032) | 472 (186/286) | 436 (178/258) | 28% (27%/28%) | 92% (96%/25%) | |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 82 (24/58) | 82 (24/58) | 61 (19/42) | 100% (100%/100%) | 74% (79%/72%) | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,220 (788/432) | 908 (594/314) | 301 (231/70) | 74% (75%/73%) | 33% (39%/16%) | |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 12,639 (5,245/7,394) | 12,142 (5,025/7,117) | 3,509 (1,511/1,998) | 96% (96%/96%) | 29% (30%/27%) | |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 15,860 (6,008/9,852) | 12,378 (4,593/7,785) | 2,325 (944/1,381) | 78% (76%/79%) | 19% (21%/14%) | |
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southwestern College | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| St. John's College | 453 (209/244) | 245 (102/143) | 91 (45/46) | 54% (49%/59%) | 37% (44%/19%) | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | |||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Average | 5,328 (2,159/2,159) | 4,371 (1,754/2,617) | 1,121 (488/633) | 82.04% (81.2%/121.2%) | 25.63% (27.8%/24.2%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in New Mexico is 1113. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 567 and the average SAT Math score is 547.
St. John's College has the highest SAT scores of 1,370 and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 950 among Colleges in New Mexico. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in New Mexico for the academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 44% (190) | 950 | 480 | 470 | |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 44% (1,034) | 1020 | 510 | 510 | |
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwestern College | No data is available. | ||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| St. John's College | 26% (24) | 1370 | 710 | 660 | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | No data is available. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 38.00% | 1113 | 567 | 547 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in New Mexico is 23. By subject, the average ACT English score is 23 and the ACT math score is 20.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in New Mexico for academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 26% (115) | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 22% (783) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 26% (611) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwestern College | No data is available. | ||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| St. John's College | 12% (11) | 31 | 34 | 25 | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | No data is available. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 21.50% | 23 | 23 | 20 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in New Mexico based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southwestern College | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| St. John's College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.