New Mexico State University - Main Campus Trade Programs

Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution. Las Cruces is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is New Mexico State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for NMSU Main Campus are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone:	575-646-0111
Website:	www.nmsu.edu

Can I Afford NMSU Main Campus?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time NMSU Main Campus students paid $262 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $975 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,283	$23,407
Fees	$1,260	$1,260
Books and Supplies	$1,240	$1,240
On Campus Room and Board	$11,252	$11,252
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,280	$4,280

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NMSU Main Campus, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,227 a year. That adds up to $16,908 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

New Mexico State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,231 undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus, with 9,084 being full-time and 2,147 being part-time.

There are also 2,673 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,084 full-time undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	87
Black or African American	255
Hispanic or Latino	5,725
White	2,221
International Students	246
Other Races/Ethnicities	550

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at NMSU Main Campus. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Mexico, and India.

Online Learning at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at NMSU Main Campus. In 2020-2021, 10,496 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NMSU Main Campus has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NMSU Main Campus

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New Mexico State University - Main Campus was 1.6%. This is the #1,460 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NMSU Main Campus regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

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