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.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for New Mexico Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for New Mexico Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
St. John's College463
10
227
-18
77
-14
49.03%
-5.05%
33.92%
-3.22%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology1,112
-108
600
-308
222
-79
53.96%
-20.47%
37.00%
3.85%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus2,085
372
1,147
675
493
57
55.01%
27.46%
42.98%
-49.39%
New Mexico Military Institute464
52
269
38
204
23
57.97%
1.90%
75.84%
-2.52%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus15,201
-659
11,553
-825
2,426
101
76.00%
-2.05%
21.00%
2.22%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus12,907
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 Development83
1
83
1
58
-3
100.00%69.88%
-4.51%