Headcounts and Directory Information
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (NMSU) is a public, four-years institute located in Las Cruces, NM. It has a total enrollment of 15,408 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 930 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at NMSU. The average faculty salary is $91,599 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 3,184 employees work at NMSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $64,762. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM |
| Phone Number | 575-646-0111 |
| Web | www.nmsu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 675 Full-time / 255 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,836 Full-time / 348 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $91,599 |
| Staff Average Salary | $64,762 |
| Student Population | 15,408 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, there are 3,184 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,836 full-time and 348 part-time staffs work at NMSU. By gender there are 1,419 male and 1,765 female employees.
Among them, 930 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 835 full-time and 276 part-time faculty. By gender there are 512 male and 599 female faculty teaching at NMSU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 3,184 | 1,419 | 1,765 | 2,836 | 1,310 | 1,526 | 348 | 109 | 239 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,111 | 512 | 599 | 835 | 414 | 421 | 276 | 98 | 178 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 56 | 17 | 39 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 96 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 56 | 40 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 421 | 113 | 308 | 411 | 112 | 299 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 415 | 283 | 132 | 413 | 282 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 215 | 107 | 108 | 210 | 106 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 50 | 19 | 31 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Service | 151 | 85 | 66 | 150 | 84 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sales and related | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 464 | 52 | 412 | 417 | 49 | 368 | 47 | 3 | 44 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 161 | 136 | 25 | 158 | 134 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 41 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 38 | 3 | - | - | - |