; Admission Statistics for New Mexico Colleges
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New Mexico Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 167,886 students have applied and among them 119,884 were admitted to New Mexico Colleges. 37,897 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for New Mexico Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total167,886 119,88437,897
Public Schools164,329 117,84437,079
4 Years (Or High)160,421 116,25335,848
2-4 Years3,908 1,5911,231
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools3,557 2,040818
4 Years (Or High)3,378 1,956775
2-4 Years179 8443
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for New Mexico Colleges

71.41% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of New Mexico Colleges is 71.41% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 71.71% and the average rate of private schools was 57.35%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for New Mexico Colleges with comparable factors.
71.41% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average71.41%
Public Schools71.71%
4 Years (Or High)72.47%
2-4 Years40.71%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools57.35%
4 Years (Or High)57.90%
2-4 Years46.93%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] 71.41% Acceptance Rate for New Mexico Colleges

31.61% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of New Mexico Colleges was 31.61% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 31.46% and the average rate of private schools was 40.10%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for New Mexico Colleges with comparable factors.
31.61% Yield (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average31.61%
Public Schools31.46%
4 Years (Or High)30.84%
2-4 Years77.37%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools40.10%
4 Years (Or High)39.62%
2-4 Years51.19%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] 31.61% Yield for New Mexico Colleges

1,113 SAT Score

The average SAT score of New Mexico Colleges is 1,113 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 985 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,370. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
1,113 SAT Score (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
TotalEvidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.997513483
50th pctl.1113567547
75th pctl.1233627607
Public colleges 25th pctl.870440430
50th pctl.985495490
75th pctl.1120570550
Private colleges 25th pctl.1250660590
50th pctl.1370710660
75th pctl.1460740720
[CHART#4] 1,113 SAT Score for New Mexico Colleges

23 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of New Mexico Colleges is 23 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 20 and private schools' average ACT score is 31. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
23 ACT Score (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.201918
50th pctl.232320
75th pctl.262624
Public colleges 25th pctl.171516
50th pctl.201918
75th pctl.232222
Private colleges 25th pctl.282924
50th pctl.313425
75th pctl.323530
[CHART#5] 23 ACT Score for New Mexico Colleges