A total of 95,303 students are enrolled in New Mexico colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In New Mexico colleges and universites, 10,793 students are 18 years old or younger(11.32%), 20,114 students are 18 or 19 years old (21.11%), 15,617 students are between 20 and 22 years old (16.39%), 12,893 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.53%), and 11,645 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.22%).
13,217 students are between 30 and 39 years old (13.87%), 5,978 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.27%), 4,442 students are 50 years old or older (4.66%).
In New Mexico 4-year colleges and universites, 1,356 students are 18 years old or younger(1.48%), 10,804 students are 18 or 19 years old (11.77%), 9,009 students are between 20 and 22 years old (9.82%), 7,649 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.33%), 5,927 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.46%), 6,200 students are between 30 and 39 years old (6.76%), 2,828 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.08%), 1,615 students are 50 years old or older (1.76%)
In New Mexico community colleges, there are 18,727 students are younger than 20 years old (18.99%), 11,811 students are between 20 and 24 years old (11.97%), 5,700 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.78%), and 12,976 students are 30 years old or older (13.15%).
In New Mexico trade schools, there are 20 students are younger than 20 years old (10.31%), 41 students are between 20 and 24 years old (21.13%), 18 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.28%), and 18 students are 30 years old or older (9.28%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 95,303 | 10,793 (11.32%) |
20,114 (21.11%) |
15,617 (16.39%) |
12,893 (13.53%) |
11,645 (12.22%) |
13,217 (13.87%) |
5,978 (6.27%) |
4,442 (4.66%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 91,772 | 1,356 (1.48%) |
10,804 (11.77%) |
9,009 (9.82%) |
7,649 (8.33%) |
5,927 (6.46%) |
6,200 (6.76%) |
2,828 (3.08%) |
1,615 (1.76%) |
| Community Colleges | 98,640 | 9,437 (9.57%) |
9,290 (9.42%) |
6,588 (6.68%) |
5,223 (5.30%) |
5,700 (5.78%) |
7,003 (7.10%) |
3,146 (3.19%) |
2,827 (2.87%) |
| Trade Schools | 194 | 0 (0.00%) |
20 (10.31%) |
20 (10.31%) |
21 (10.82%) |
18 (9.28%) |
14 (7.22%) |
4 (2.06%) |
0 (0.00%) |
The following table compares student population by age between New Mexico colleges. A total of 95,303 students have enrolled in New Mexico colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 97 | - | 20 (20.62%) |
20 (20.62%) | 21 (21.65%) |
18 (18.56%) |
14 (14.43%) |
4 (4.12%) | - |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 691 | 275 (39.80%) |
96 (13.89%) |
52 (7.53%) | 41 (5.93%) |
57 (8.25%) |
94 (13.60%) |
40 (5.79%) | 36 (5.21%) |
| Luna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 774 | 129 (16.67%) |
175 (22.61%) |
130 (16.80%) | 56 (7.24%) |
63 (8.14%) |
88 (11.37%) |
44 (5.68%) | 89 (11.50%) |
| Mesalands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 824 | 334 (40.53%) |
53 (6.43%) |
20 (2.43%) | 39 (4.73%) |
72 (8.74%) |
131 (15.90%) |
105 (12.74%) | 69 (8.37%) |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,222 | 389 (31.83%) |
181 (14.81%) |
184 (15.06%) | 101 (8.27%) |
96 (7.86%) |
117 (9.57%) |
67 (5.48%) | 55 (4.50%) |
| Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 193 | - | - | - | 21 (10.88%) |
54 (27.98%) |
69 (35.75%) |
24 (12.44%) | 25 (12.95%) |
| Santa Fe Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,266 | 653 (19.99%) |
424 (12.98%) |
277 (8.48%) | 263 (8.05%) |
320 (9.80%) |
514 (15.74%) |
261 (7.99%) | 554 (16.96%) |
| San Juan CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,454 | 873 (16.01%) |
908 (16.65%) |
627 (11.50%) | 574 (10.52%) |
762 (13.97%) |
923 (16.92%) |
361 (6.62%) | 426 (7.81%) |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,953 | 685 (35.07%) |
350 (17.92%) |
307 (15.72%) | 179 (9.17%) |
121 (6.20%) |
169 (8.65%) |
66 (3.38%) | 44 (2.25%) |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 14,268 | 314 (2.20%) |
3,716 (26.04%) |
3,425 (24.00%) | 2,597 (18.20%) |
1,608 (11.27%) |
1,574 (11.03%) |
667 (4.67%) | 367 (2.57%) |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsPublic, 2-4 year | 825 | 151 (18.30%) |
181 (21.94%) |
106 (12.85%) | 78 (9.45%) |
98 (11.88%) |
127 (15.39%) |
53 (6.42%) | 30 (3.64%) |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,673 | 727 (43.45%) |
291 (17.39%) |
195 (11.66%) | 131 (7.83%) |
122 (7.29%) |
136 (8.13%) |
54 (3.23%) | 17 (1.02%) |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoPublic, 2-4 year | 1,032 | 127 (12.31%) |
223 (21.61%) |
164 (15.89%) | 123 (11.92%) |
120 (11.63%) |
157 (15.21%) |
67 (6.49%) | 51 (4.94%) |
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 21,953 | 310 (1.41%) |
5,584 (25.44%) |
4,331 (19.73%) | 3,630 (16.54%) |
2,962 (13.49%) |
2,894 (13.18%) |
1,174 (5.35%) | 603 (2.75%) |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,009 | 90 (8.92%) |
207 (20.52%) |
222 (22.00%) | 141 (13.97%) |
104 (10.31%) |
136 (13.48%) |
51 (5.05%) | 30 (2.97%) |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,689 | 26 (1.54%) |
502 (29.72%) |
370 (21.91%) | 284 (16.81%) |
204 (12.08%) |
150 (8.88%) |
60 (3.55%) | 93 (5.51%) |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 2,113 | 618 (29.25%) |
406 (19.21%) |
293 (13.87%) | 175 (8.28%) |
178 (8.42%) |
264 (12.49%) |
106 (5.02%) | 61 (2.89%) |
| New Mexico Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 424 | 77 (18.16%) |
271 (63.92%) |
70 (16.51%) | 6 (1.42%) |
- | - | - | - |
| New Mexico Highlands UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,677 | 60 (2.24%) |
324 (12.10%) |
267 (9.97%) | 373 (13.93%) |
386 (14.42%) |
617 (23.05%) |
404 (15.09%) | 241 (9.00%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,106 | 646 (12.65%) |
678 (13.28%) |
616 (12.06%) | 744 (14.57%) |
713 (13.96%) |
896 (17.55%) |
499 (9.77%) | 286 (5.60%) |
| Clovis Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,303 | 617 (26.79%) |
300 (13.03%) |
231 (10.03%) | 229 (9.94%) |
249 (10.81%) |
297 (12.90%) |
107 (4.65%) | 273 (11.85%) |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaPublic, 2-4 year | 6,662 | 903 (13.55%) |
2,107 (31.63%) |
1,117 (16.77%) | 722 (10.84%) |
690 (10.36%) |
698 (10.48%) |
290 (4.35%) | 135 (2.03%) |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 19,095 | 2,789 (14.61%) |
3,117 (16.32%) |
2,593 (13.58%) | 2,365 (12.39%) |
2,648 (13.87%) |
3,152 (16.51%) |
1,474 (7.72%) | 957 (5.01%) |