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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·enmu.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
+9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
5,725
peer median 5,455
Avg net price
$6,199
-$2.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,727
1,727 candidates competed
Admitted
1,583
91.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
585
37.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%+9.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
26%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 124 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 104 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
124
Passing
20
16.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

124programs
  • Passing20 · 16.1%
  • No Data104 · 83.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
19
No data
104

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+23.6%
$60,246 vs $48,732
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.3%
$39,360 vs $30,927
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+32.2%
$58,176 vs $44,010
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+40.1%
$43,334 vs $30,927
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+43.2%
$44,300 vs $30,927
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.8%
$46,023 vs $30,927
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+52.6%
$67,168 vs $44,010
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+56.4%
$76,204 vs $48,732

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$47,947 debt · $76,204 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
60%
$35,821 debt · $60,246 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
42%
$21,500 debt · $51,003 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
41%
$27,271 debt · $67,168 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
40%
$23,000 debt · $58,176 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
38%
$19,175 debt · $51,075 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
36%
$15,600 debt · $43,334 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
34%
$19,500 debt · $56,614 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1947Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 7

  1. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  4. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  5. Mar 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,722
$30–48k$5,663
$48–75k$7,332
$75–110k$8,346
$110k+$11,849

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,199
-$2,329vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $8,528
Federal loans
19.7%
In-state tuition
$6,863
Out-of-state
$8,843

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,715 students received $14.6M in Pell grants, alongside $13.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,715
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.6M
$14,612,630 total
Direct Loans
$13.2M
2,137 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
848 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
831 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.2M
440 loan awards
Parent PLUS$66K
11 loan awards
Grad PLUS$30K
7 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,100 borrowers who entered repayment, 33 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,100
Defaulted
33
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.8%
2017
11.5%
2018
7.9%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ENMU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs65
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,157 total completions
01Liberal Arts
32227.8%
02Education
23120.0%
03Health Professions
22619.5%
04Business
14512.5%
05Psychology
504.3%
06Communication
443.8%
07Security/Protective
423.6%
08Transportation
332.9%
09Biological Sciences
332.9%
10Social Sciences
312.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,725
12-mo unduplicated
7,107
Undergraduate
5,410
Graduate
1,697

Gender split

Men
34%2,421
Women
66%4,686

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
45.4%
White
36.7%
Black
5.5%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
2.9%
Non-resident
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
420
291 M · 129 W
Women athletes
30.7%
Athletic aid
$2.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$815K
Recruiting expense
$18K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$89K
$76K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
78 M · 74 W
$653K
Football
143 M · —
$1.4M
Soccer
35 M · 41 W
$616K
Baseball
38 M · —
$632K
Basketball
15 M · 17 W
$1.1M
Rodeo
12 M · 17 W
$624K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.15
11 offenses · 5,106 students

3-year trend

1.142 yrs ago1.201 yr ago2.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
7
Rape
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs56
Liquor25

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
168

ENMU vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions ENMU selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
45%—5,725$6,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Western New Mexico University
26%—3,531$7,912Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New Mexico Highlands University
27%—2,704$14,141Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The University of Texas Permian Basin
40%94.9%5,585$9,144Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
32%76.4%5,851$6,352Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Midwestern State University
43%93.5%5,324$11,882Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median36%93.5%5,455$8,528

Frequently asked questions about Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ENMU.

What is the graduation rate at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 5,725 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?

The average net price at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is $6,199 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's yield rate is 37.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus located?

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico 88130.

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