New Mexico State University-Main Campus

New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public, land-grant, research university in University Park, New Mexico, United States, in the Las Cruces area. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-grant university in the region. NMSU is a university system, with its main campus in Las Cruces and satellite campuses in Alamogordo, Doña Ana County, and Grants. Through the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, it has centers or programs in all 33 counties in the state. Initially established as Las Cruces College, NMSU was designated a land-grant college in 1889 and renamed New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; it received its present name in 1960.

Tuition and fees (out of state)

US$25,350

Estimated total for international students

US$38,890

Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)

US$8,226

Total cost for in-state students

US$21,766

Undergraduates

11,946

Graduate students

2,901

International undergraduates

2%

Students per teacher

16 to 1

Admission rate

89%

SAT

Reading and writing 450–570 · Maths 420–540

ACT

17–24

Graduation rate

54%

Median earnings 10 years after starting

US$43,922