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Acceptance Rate 78.00%
Yield 19.00%
SAT Score 1,020
ACT Score 20
Applicants 15,860

Applying To NMSU

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 78% at New Mexico State University-Main Campus where a total of 15,860 students applied and 12,371 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,020 and the average ACT score is 20. It requires two items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to NMSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationadmissions.nmsu.edu/
Online Applicationapp.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnectLogin.asp?id=nmsu-u
Acceptance Rate78.00%
Average Test Scores1,020 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 78.00% where a total of 15,860 students (6,008 men and 9,852 women) have applied to NMSU and 12,371 (4,566 men and 7,783 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 959 male and 1,401 female students have enrolled into NMSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at NMSU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants15,8606,0089,852
Admitted12,3714,5667,783
Enrolled2,3509591,401
Acceptance Rate 78.00% 76.00% 79.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.00% 21.00% 18.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At NMSU, 1,034 applicants (44% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 611 applicants (26%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,020 and the average ACT score is 20 at NMSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 900. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 68 and the 25th percentile score is 48. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at NMSU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at NMSU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450580
SAT Math450560
ACT Composite1723
ACT Math1623
ACT English1522
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

New Mexico State University-Main Campus requires 2 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript)) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (High School Rank) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for NMSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL✗
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at New Mexico State University-Main Campus is Semester. New Mexico State University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that New Mexico State University-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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