New Mexico Highlands University
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 60 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing13 · 21.7%
- No Data47 · 78.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 5
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Jun 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedHigher Learning Commission
- Jun 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedHigher Learning Commission
- Mar 2014Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 860 students received $4.4M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 627 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at New Mexico Highlands
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
New Mexico Highlands vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New Mexico Highlands selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNew Mexico Highlands University | 26% | — | 2,704 | $14,838 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 26% | — | 3,531 | $8,522 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 39% | 91.7% | 5,725 | $4,904 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 34% | 58.1% | 3,377 | $8,683 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 42% | 84.5% | 3,794 | $6,420 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 30% | 98.7% | 2,384 | $13,286 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 32% | 88.1% | 3,454 | $8,603 |
Institutions like New Mexico Highlands
Explore the federal data for institutions in New Mexico Highlands's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Mexico
Western New Mexico University
Grad rate26%Admit rate—Enrollment3,531Net price$8,522View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Grad rate39%Admit rate91.7%Enrollment5,725Net price$4,904View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOklahoma
East Central University
Grad rate34%Admit rate58.1%Enrollment3,377Net price$8,683View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
University of North Texas at Dallas
Grad rate42%Admit rate84.5%Enrollment3,794Net price$6,420View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Sul Ross State University
Grad rate30%Admit rate98.7%Enrollment2,384Net price$13,286View data
New Mexico Highlands Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Data Management supports the university’s mission and institutional learning outcomes by providing the information needed to support data informed decision-making and by providing leadership for the university’s assessment and accreditation efforts.
Visit IR office page- Barbara WhartonDirector
- Kendra HowardProject Manager and Analyst
- Mario UriosteResearch Analyst
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