The student population at New Mexico Highlands University is 2,677 (1,625 undergraduate and 1,052 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,013 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands is 60.70% which is decreased by 771 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 242 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

1,124 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 88.27% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,108 where 2,677 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

60.70% of total students is undergraduate students and 39.30% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 771 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 242 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.20 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in New Mexico Highlands than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico Highlands University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,6902,3969661,4301,294408886
2014-153,546
-144
2,275
-121
899
-67
1,376
-54
1,271
-23
379
-29
892
6
2015-163,499
-47
2,233
-42
858
-41
1,375
-1
1,266
-5
380
1
886
-6
2016-173,322
-177
2,125
-108
799
-59
1,326
-49
1,197
-69
358
-22
839
-47
2017-183,098
-224
1,935
-190
715
-84
1,220
-106
1,163
-34
356
-2
807
-32
2018-193,037
-61
1,868
-67
694
-21
1,174
-46
1,169
6
339
-17
830
23
2019-202,787
-250
1,750
-118
645
-49
1,105
-69
1,037
-132
292
-47
745
-85
2020-212,777
-10
1,699
-51
618
-27
1,081
-24
1,078
41
288
-4
790
45
2021-222,645
-132
1,544
-155
543
-75
1,001
-80
1,101
23
278
-10
823
33
2022-232,677
32
1,625
81
578
35
1,047
46
1,052
-49
259
-19
793
-30
Average3,1081,9457321,2141,163334829
New Mexico Highlands University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,945 where 1,625 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Highlands University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3961,646753893750213537
2014-152,2751,510699811765200565
2015-162,2331,474657817759201558
2016-172,1251,464645819661154507
2017-181,9351,315567748620148472
2018-191,8681,238536702630158472
2019-201,7501,183509674567136431
2020-211,6991,134471663565147418
2021-221,544975401574569142427
2022-231,625987413574638165473
Average1,9451,9455657281,945166486
New Mexico Highlands University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,163 where 1,052 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Highlands University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,294578174404716234482
2014-151,271591166425680213467
2015-161,266596172424670208462
2016-171,197618192426579166413
2017-181,163610192418553164389
2018-191,169636179457533160373
2019-201,037578141437459151308
2020-211,078606152454472136336
2021-221,101628148480473130343
2022-231,052610152458442107335
Average1,1631,1631674381,163167391
New Mexico Highlands University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.58% and the percentage of black students is 4.45% at New Mexico Highlands University. 0.64% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico Highlands University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14239261951,9111484460
2014-15233291631,8911884343
2015-16256301581,8341485150
2016-17259321411,7791777156
2017-18262361431,6671270254
2018-19262291351,6421270055
2019-20253201331,498563256
2020-21258151341,489962673
2021-22279241361,3871059374
2022-23269171191,445655173
Average257261461,6541271159
New Mexico Highlands University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,124 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 88.27% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico Highlands University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,5465977022,247
2015-163,4997466032,150
2016-173,3227686601,894
2017-183,0988765201,702
2018-193,0371,0146091,414
2019-202,7878208261,141
2020-212,7772,27547329
2021-222,6451,449861335
2022-232,6771,1241,000553
Average3,0431,0746951,274

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