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New Mexico Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 135,507 students have applied and among them 93,426 were admitted to New Mexico Colleges. 30,993 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
Total135,507 93,42630,993
Public Schools132,403 91,63130,266
4 Years (Or High)128,907 90,27129,216
2-4 Years3,496 1,3601,050
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools3,104 1,795727
4 Years (Or High)2,925 1,711684
2-4 Years179 8443
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for New Mexico Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of New Mexico Colleges is 68.95% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 69.21% and the average rate of private schools was 57.83%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for New Mexico Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average68.95%
Public Schools69.21%
4 Years (Or High)70.03%
2-4 Years38.90%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools57.83%
4 Years (Or High)58.50%
2-4 Years46.93%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for New Mexico Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of New Mexico Colleges was 68.95% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 69.21% and the average rate of private schools was 57.83%. 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.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average33.17%
Public Schools33.03%
4 Years (Or High)32.36%
2-4 Years77.21%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools40.50%
4 Years (Or High)39.98%
2-4 Years51.19%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for New Mexico Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of New Mexico Colleges is 1,010 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%480449
75%556535
Public Schools25%290288
75%362350
Private Schools25%670610
75%750720
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for New Mexico Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of New Mexico Colleges is 45 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
New Mexico Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%20 2018
75%25 2622
Public Schools25%151414
75%201920
Private Schools25%252621
75%303225
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for New Mexico Colleges