A total of 110,801 students are enrolled in New Mexico colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 9,835 native american or Alaska native students (8.88%), 2,280 asian students (2.06%), 3,213 african-american students (2.90%), 54,247 hispanic students (48.96%), 266 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.24%), and 30,480 white students (27.51%).
For New Mexico colleges, Southwestern College has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Navajo Technical University has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Olympian Academy of Cosmetology has the highest rate of black students (0.20% and Aveda Institute-New Mexico has the lowest rate of black students (0.01% among New Mexico colleges.
For Asian students, Brookline College-Albuquerque has the highest rate of asian students (0.05% and Navajo Technical University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among New Mexico colleges.
In New Mexico 4-year colleges and universites, there are 1,427 asian students (2.61%), 1,766 african-american students (3.23%), 25,574 hispanic students (46.78%), and 15,929 white students (29.14%).
In New Mexico community colleges, there are 1,295 african-american students (2.37%), 27,958 hispanic students (51.07%), and 14,245 white students (26.02%).
In New Mexico trade schools, there are 152 african-american students (10.95%), 715 hispanic students (51.51%), and 306 white students (22.05%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 110,801 | 9,835 (8.88%) |
2,280 (2.06%) |
3,213 (2.90%) |
54,247 (48.96%) |
266 (0.24%) |
30,480 (27.51%) |
3,184 (2.87%) |
4,327 (3.91%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 54,673 | 3,990 (7.30%) |
1,427 (2.61%) |
1,766 (3.23%) |
25,574 (46.78%) |
110 (0.20%) |
15,929 (29.14%) |
1,759 (3.22%) |
1,809 (3.31%) |
| Community Colleges | 54,740 | 5,826 (10.64%) |
842 (1.54%) |
1,295 (2.37%) |
27,958 (51.07%) |
156 (0.28%) |
14,245 (26.02%) |
1,382 (2.52%) |
2,378 (4.34%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,388 | 19 (1.37%) |
11 (0.79%) |
152 (10.95%) |
715 (51.51%) |
0 (0.00%) |
306 (22.05%) |
43 (3.10%) |
140 (10.09%) |
The following table compares student population by race between New Mexico colleges. A total of 110,801 students have enrolled in New Mexico colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 year | 690 | 135 (19.6%) |
14 (2.0%) |
17 (2.5%) |
347 (50.3%) |
4 (0.6%) |
108 (15.7%) |
58 (8.4%) |
7 (1.0%) |
| Olympian Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 688 | 4 (0.6%) |
4 (0.6%) |
140 (20.3%) |
270 (39.2%) |
- | 134 (19.5%) |
21 (3.1%) |
115 (16.7%) |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 19,095 | 1,274 (6.7%) |
373 (2.0%) |
506 (2.6%) |
10,254 (53.7%) |
47 (0.2%) |
4,915 (25.7%) |
571 (3.0%) |
1,095 (5.7%) |
| Navajo Technical UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,354 | 1,270 (93.8%) |
1 (0.1%) |
10 (0.7%) |
24 (1.8%) |
1 (0.1%) |
20 (1.5%) |
6 (0.4%) |
16 (1.2%) |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaPublic, 2-4 year | 6,662 | 103 (1.5%) |
54 (0.8%) |
119 (1.8%) |
4,794 (72.0%) |
13 (0.2%) |
1,193 (17.9%) |
81 (1.2%) |
138 (2.1%) |
| Clovis Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,303 | 11 (0.5%) |
29 (1.3%) |
105 (4.6%) |
1,054 (45.8%) |
6 (0.3%) |
997 (43.3%) |
66 (2.9%) |
34 (1.5%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,106 | 79 (1.5%) |
79 (1.5%) |
212 (4.2%) |
1,854 (36.3%) |
16 (0.3%) |
1,799 (35.2%) |
145 (2.8%) |
802 (15.7%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,856 | 18 (1.0%) |
24 (1.3%) |
27 (1.5%) |
919 (49.5%) |
- | 484 (26.1%) |
26 (1.4%) |
358 (19.3%) |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentPublic, 4-year | 868 | 396 (45.6%) |
10 (1.2%) |
6 (0.7%) |
246 (28.3%) |
2 (0.2%) |
113 (13.0%) |
87 (10.0%) |
8 (0.9%) |
| New Mexico Highlands UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,677 | 269 (10.0%) |
17 (0.6%) |
119 (4.4%) |
1,445 (54.0%) |
6 (0.2%) |
551 (20.6%) |
73 (2.7%) |
62 (2.3%) |
| New Mexico Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,228 | 21 (0.9%) |
25 (1.1%) |
150 (6.7%) |
1,322 (59.3%) |
4 (0.2%) |
617 (27.7%) |
7 (0.3%) |
78 (3.5%) |
| New Mexico Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 424 | 10 (2.4%) |
16 (3.8%) |
60 (14.2%) |
123 (29.0%) |
39 (9.2%) |
90 (21.2%) |
9 (2.1%) |
1 (0.2%) |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 2,113 | 1,167 (55.2%) |
54 (2.6%) |
20 (0.9%) |
523 (24.8%) |
4 (0.2%) |
216 (10.2%) |
38 (1.8%) |
58 (2.7%) |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 1,689 | 51 (3.0%) |
65 (3.8%) |
30 (1.8%) |
577 (34.2%) |
5 (0.3%) |
789 (46.7%) |
57 (3.4%) |
15 (0.9%) |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,009 | 62 (6.1%) |
30 (3.0%) |
17 (1.7%) |
508 (50.3%) |
2 (0.2%) |
318 (31.5%) |
35 (3.5%) |
23 (2.3%) |
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 21,953 | 1,281 (5.8%) |
944 (4.3%) |
613 (2.8%) |
9,978 (45.5%) |
35 (0.2%) |
6,841 (31.2%) |
828 (3.8%) |
370 (1.7%) |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoPublic, 2-4 year | 1,032 | 44 (4.3%) |
21 (2.0%) |
37 (3.6%) |
487 (47.2%) |
3 (0.3%) |
367 (35.6%) |
33 (3.2%) |
17 (1.6%) |
| Southeast New Mexico CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,673 | 24 (1.4%) |
21 (1.3%) |
21 (1.3%) |
989 (59.1%) |
3 (0.2%) |
450 (26.9%) |
36 (2.2%) |
104 (6.2%) |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsPublic, 2-4 year | 825 | 257 (31.2%) |
6 (0.7%) |
16 (1.9%) |
380 (46.1%) |
1 (0.1%) |
141 (17.1%) |
10 (1.2%) |
8 (1.0%) |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 14,268 | 337 (2.4%) |
181 (1.3%) |
402 (2.8%) |
8,325 (58.3%) |
25 (0.2%) |
3,729 (26.1%) |
369 (2.6%) |
135 (0.9%) |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,953 | 111 (5.7%) |
26 (1.3%) |
30 (1.5%) |
1,243 (63.6%) |
6 (0.3%) |
416 (21.3%) |
36 (1.8%) |
71 (3.6%) |
| Northern New Mexico CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,154 | 118 (10.2%) |
29 (2.5%) |
21 (1.8%) |
761 (65.9%) |
1 (0.1%) |
127 (11.0%) |
66 (5.7%) |
26 (2.3%) |
| San Juan CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,454 | 1,826 (33.5%) |
46 (0.8%) |
38 (0.7%) |
1,201 (22.0%) |
9 (0.2%) |
1,894 (34.7%) |
268 (4.9%) |
100 (1.8%) |
| Santa Fe Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,266 | 230 (7.0%) |
48 (1.5%) |
47 (1.4%) |
1,688 (51.7%) |
6 (0.2%) |
1,004 (30.7%) |
45 (1.4%) |
58 (1.8%) |
| University of the SouthwestPrivate, 4-year | 1,066 | 20 (1.9%) |
21 (2.0%) |
157 (14.7%) |
375 (35.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
429 (40.2%) |
9 (0.8%) |
54 (5.1%) |
| Southwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 193 | 1 (0.5%) |
4 (2.1%) |
9 (4.7%) |
31 (16.1%) |
- | 129 (66.8%) |
13 (6.7%) |
6 (3.1%) |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 269 | 269 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of New Mexico-Taos CampusPublic, 2-4 year | 1,222 | 64 (5.2%) |
21 (1.7%) |
19 (1.6%) |
699 (57.2%) |
2 (0.2%) |
331 (27.1%) |
33 (2.7%) |
47 (3.8%) |
| Mesalands Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 824 | 27 (3.3%) |
10 (1.2%) |
38 (4.6%) |
354 (43.0%) |
2 (0.2%) |
291 (35.3%) |
- | 98 (11.9%) |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FePrivate, Less than 2-year | 68 | - | - | - | 28 (41.2%) |
- | 37 (54.4%) |
2 (2.9%) |
- |
| Western New Mexico UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,378 | 131 (3.9%) |
40 (1.2%) |
147 (4.4%) |
1,604 (47.5%) |
16 (0.5%) |
1,005 (29.8%) |
82 (2.4%) |
291 (8.6%) |
| St. John's CollegePrivate, 4-year | 439 | 1 (0.2%) |
9 (2.1%) |
7 (1.6%) |
49 (11.2%) |
1 (0.2%) |
287 (65.4%) |
18 (4.1%) |
14 (3.2%) |
| Luna Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 774 | 10 (1.3%) |
5 (0.6%) |
8 (1.0%) |
650 (84.0%) |
1 (0.1%) |
91 (11.8%) |
3 (0.4%) |
6 (0.8%) |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 691 | 94 (13.6%) |
13 (1.9%) |
12 (1.7%) |
217 (31.4%) |
2 (0.3%) |
265 (38.4%) |
17 (2.5%) |
60 (8.7%) |
| Carrington College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 year | 377 | 69 (18.3%) |
6 (1.6%) |
8 (2.1%) |
206 (54.6%) |
2 (0.5%) |
57 (15.1%) |
10 (2.7%) |
17 (4.5%) |
| Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4-year | 528 | 36 (6.8%) |
27 (5.1%) |
33 (6.3%) |
305 (57.8%) |
1 (0.2%) |
110 (20.8%) |
6 (1.1%) |
10 (1.9%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-AlbuquerquePrivate, Less than 2-year | 167 | 7 (4.2%) |
3 (1.8%) |
3 (1.8%) |
79 (47.3%) |
- | 41 (24.6%) |
11 (6.6%) |
22 (13.2%) |
| Aveda Institute-New MexicoPrivate, Less than 2-year | 145 | 3 (2.1%) |
1 (0.7%) |
1 (0.7%) |
86 (59.3%) |
- | 53 (36.6%) |
1 (0.7%) |
- |
| Glitz School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 168 | 1 (0.6%) |
1 (0.6%) |
3 (1.8%) |
137 (81.5%) |
- | 22 (13.1%) |
2 (1.2%) |
2 (1.2%) |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 97 | 2 (2.1%) |
2 (2.1%) |
1 (1.0%) |
73 (75.3%) |
- | 15 (15.5%) |
3 (3.1%) |
1 (1.0%) |
| Urban Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | 2 (11.8%) |
- | - | 11 (64.7%) |
- | 1 (5.9%) |
3 (17.6%) |
- |
| A Better U Beauty Barber AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 38 | - | - | 4 (10.5%) |
31 (81.6%) |
- | 3 (7.9%) |
- | - |