Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 35,671 with 21,155 female students and 14,516 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most enrolled students of 21,953, while Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has the least number of students of 868 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 5,106 | 1,826 | 3,280 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 868 | 342 | 526 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 2,677 | 837 | 1,840 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,689 | 1,116 | 573 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 21,953 | 9,289 | 12,664 |
| Western New Mexico University | 3,378 | 1,106 | 2,272 |
| Total | 35,671 | 14,516 | 21,155 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 26,228 with 15,269 female students and 10,959 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 16,375, while Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has the least number of undergraduate students of 800.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 3,833 | 1,506 | 2,327 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 800 | 319 | 481 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 1,625 | 578 | 1,047 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,218 | 840 | 378 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 16,375 | 6,848 | 9,527 |
| Western New Mexico University | 2,377 | 868 | 1,509 |
| Total | 26,228 | 10,959 | 15,269 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 9,443 with 5,886 female students and 3,557 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 5,578, while Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has the least number of graduate students of 68.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 1,273 | 320 | 953 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 68 | 23 | 45 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 1,052 | 259 | 793 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 471 | 276 | 195 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 5,578 | 2,441 | 3,137 |
| Western New Mexico University | 1,001 | 238 | 763 |
| Total | 9,443 | 3,557 | 5,886 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 26,228 students, 5,691 students (21.70%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 10,571 students (40.30%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 9,443 students, 3,857 students (40.85%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,861 students (19.71%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 3,833 | 2,022 (52.75%) |
1,068 (27.86%) | 1,273 | 1,117 (87.75%) |
60 (4.71%) |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 800 | 83 (10.38%) |
212 (26.50%) | 68 | 13 (19.12%) |
54 (79.41%) |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 1,625 | 529 (32.55%) |
680 (41.85%) | 1,052 | 595 (56.56%) |
320 (30.42%) |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,218 | 6 (0.49%) |
310 (25.45%) | 471 | 106 (22.51%) |
52 (11.04%) |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 16,375 | 2,396 (14.63%) |
7,235 (44.18%) | 5,578 | 1,487 (26.66%) |
1,097 (19.67%) |
| Western New Mexico University | 2,377 | 655 (27.56%) |
1,066 (44.85%) | 1,001 | 539 (53.85%) |
278 (27.77%) |
| Average | 26,228 | 5,691 (21.70%) |
10,571 (40.30%) |
9,443 | 3,857 (40.85%) |
1,861 (19.71%) |