New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 2
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Sep 2014Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,182 borrowers who entered repayment, 127 (3.9%) 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 NMSU
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
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
- On campus56
- Non-campus5
- Public property1
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
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.
NMSU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions NMSU 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 State University-Dona Ana | 19% | — | 7,200 | $6,048 | Community College |
| — | — | 921 | $5,714 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,198 | $5,364 | Community College | |
| — | — | 743 | $4,595 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,890 | $7,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,208 | $6,706 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 19% | — | 3,549 | $5,881 |
Institutions like NMSU
Explore the federal data for institutions in NMSU's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNew Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment921Net price$5,714View data - Community CollegeTexas
Kilgore College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,198Net price$5,364View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Luna Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment743Net price$4,595View data - Community CollegeTexas
Angelina College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,890Net price$7,773View data - Community CollegeTexas
Northeast Texas Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,208Net price$6,706View data
Campus network
NMSU is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
NMSU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Research, Creativity and Economic Development (RCED) is to advance university success in research, scholarship, and creative activity through exemplary service to the faculty, staff, and student corps.
Visit IR office page- Patricia SullivanInterim Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development
- Alisha GironAssociate Vice President, Research Administration
- Tanner SchaubAssistant Vice President for Research
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