For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Mexico colleges is 81.23%, 25,872 accepted out of 31,851 applicants.
For New Mexico college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 116 (-0.36%) compared to last year, from 31,967 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 109, which is more than 1.62% last year.
New Mexico colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.82% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Mexico colleges. The yield increased by 0.77%.
Among New Mexico colleges, St. John's College has the lowest acceptance rate of 49.03% with 227 accepted students out of 463 applicants. New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 15,201 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,556.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Mexico. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's College | 463 10 | 227 -18 | 77 -14 | 49.03% -5.05% | 33.92% -3.22% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,112 -108 | 600 -308 | 222 -79 | 53.96% -20.47% | 37.00% 3.85% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 2,085 372 | 1,147 675 | 493 57 | 55.01% 27.46% | 42.98% -49.39% |
| New Mexico Military Institute | 464 52 | 269 38 | 204 23 | 57.97% 1.90% | 75.84% -2.52% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 15,201 -659 | 11,553 -825 | 2,426 101 | 76.00% -2.05% | 21.00% 2.22% |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 12,907 268 | 12,262 120 | 3,556 47 | 95.00% -1.07% | 29.00% 0.10% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 83 1 | 83 1 | 58 -3 | 100.00% | 69.88% -4.51% |