How many students at New Mexico Highlands? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,677 students have enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University with 1,625 undergraduate and 1,052 graduate students.
By gender, 837 male and 1,840 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,124 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,000 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
New Mexico Highlands University has a total of 2,677 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,625 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,052 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 837 male and 1,840 female students (the male-female ratio is 31:69) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 2,677 | 1,625 | 1,052 |
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| Men | 837 | 578 | 259 |
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| Women | 1,840 | 1,047 | 793 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 551 White, 119 Black, and 17 Asian students out of a total of 2,677 are attending at New Mexico Highlands University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 269 | 50 | 219 |
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| Asian | 17 | 2 | 15 |
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| Black | 119 | 85 | 34 |
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| Hispanic | 1,445 | 434 | 1,011 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 551 | 168 | 383 |
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| Two or more races | 73 | 25 | 48 |
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| Race Unknown | 62 | 23 | 39 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 153 | 24 | 129 |
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| Asian | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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| Black | 96 | 75 | 21 |
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| Hispanic | 972 | 337 | 635 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| White | 256 | 89 | 167 |
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| Two or more races | 42 | 19 | 23 |
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| Race Unknown | 27 | 11 | 16 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 116 | 26 | 90 |
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| Asian | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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| Black | 23 | 10 | 13 |
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| Hispanic | 473 | 97 | 376 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 295 | 79 | 216 |
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| Two or more races | 31 | 6 | 25 |
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| Race Unknown | 35 | 12 | 23 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, New Mexico Highlands has 60 students under 18 years old and 51 students over 65 years old. There are 1,024 students under 25 years old, and 1,648 students over 25 years old out of 2,677 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 60 students are younger than 18 and 27 students are older than 65. New Mexico Highlands has 889 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 731 students aged 25 and over.
It has 135 graduate students aged under 25 and 917 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 60 | 39 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 324 | 176 | 148 |
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| 20-21 | 267 | 152 | 115 |
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| 22-24 | 373 | 210 | 163 |
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| 25-29 | 386 | 268 | 118 |
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| 30-34 | 339 | 260 | 79 |
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| 35-39 | 278 | 229 | 49 |
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| 40-49 | 404 | 329 | 75 |
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| 50-64 | 190 | 147 | 43 |
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| Over 65 | 51 | 27 | 24 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 60 | 39 | 21 |
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| 18-19 | 323 | 175 | 148 |
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| 20-21 | 258 | 143 | 115 |
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| 22-24 | 248 | 122 | 126 |
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| 25-29 | 164 | 106 | 58 |
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| 30-34 | 143 | 111 | 32 |
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| 35-39 | 137 | 113 | 24 |
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| 40-49 | 184 | 154 | 30 |
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| 50-64 | 76 | 64 | 12 |
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| Over 65 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 125 | 88 | 37 |
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| 25-29 | 222 | 162 | 60 |
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| 30-34 | 196 | 149 | 47 |
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| 35-39 | 141 | 116 | 25 |
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| 40-49 | 220 | 175 | 45 |
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| 50-64 | 114 | 83 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 24 | 10 | 14 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At New Mexico Highlands University, 1,124 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,000 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,025 students lived in New Mexico or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 99 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 2,677 | 1,124 | 1,000 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,625 | 529 | 680 |
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| Graduate | 1,052 | 595 | 320 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| New Mexico Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,025 | 98 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 483 | 46 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 542 | 52 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,625 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 293 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 18.03%.180 students have transferred in as full-time status and 113 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 807 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 180 |
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| Regular Part-time | 525 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 113 |
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