Largest New Mexico Colleges and Universities

Largest New Mexico Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most students of 23,124 for the academic year 2024-2025 in New Mexico. New Mexico State University-Main Campus is ranked second with 15,408 students and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus follows them with 5,725 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest New Mexico Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Public, four-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	23,124	13,207	9,917
2	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Public, four-yearsLas Cruces, NM	15,408	8,964	6,444
3	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Public, four-yearsPortales, NM	5,725	3,734	1,991
4	Western New Mexico University Public, four-yearsSilver City, NM	3,531	2,384	1,147
5	New Mexico Highlands University Public, four-yearsLas Vegas, NM	2,704	1,848	856
6	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Public, four-yearsSocorro, NM	1,622	562	1,060
7	University of the Southwest Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHobbs, NM	1,130	750	380
8	St. John's College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Fe, NM	467	218	249

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