In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 55,342 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in New Mexico including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 21.06% from 70,109 to 55,342. The undergraduate population decreased by 25.26% and the graduate population decreased by 4.95% in last 10 years at New Mexico Colleges.

By gender, there are 32,841 women students and 22,501 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 16.66% and men students decreased by 26.72% in that period.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 60,694, and 55,342 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 76.02% are undergraduate students and 23.98% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 14,050, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 1,386.

The women to men ratio is 1.46 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in New Mexico Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1470,10955,61424,95430,66014,4955,7518,744
2014-1567,405
-2,704		53,344
-2,270		24,009
-945		29,335
-1,325		14,061
-434		5,658
-93		8,403
-341
2015-1664,629
-2,776		50,767
-2,577		22,953
-1,056		27,814
-1,521		13,862
-199		5,627
-31		8,235
-168
2016-1763,673
-956		49,599
-1,168		22,281
-672		27,318
-496		14,074
212		5,737
110		8,337
102
2017-1861,042
-2,631		47,186
-2,413		20,813
-1,468		26,373
-945		13,856
-218		5,561
-176		8,295
-42
2018-1958,352
-2,690		44,759
-2,427		19,776
-1,037		24,983
-1,390		13,593
-263		5,293
-268		8,300
5
2019-2056,644
-1,708		43,395
-1,364		18,681
-1,095		24,714
-269		13,249
-344		5,117
-176		8,132
-168
2020-2155,162
-1,482		40,992
-2,403		17,042
-1,639		23,950
-764		14,170
921		5,476
359		8,694
562
2021-2254,581
-581		40,057
-935		16,643
-399		23,414
-536		14,524
354		5,502
26		9,022
328
2022-2355,342
761		41,564
1,507		17,287
644		24,277
863		13,778
-746		5,214
-288		8,564
-458
Average60,69446,72820,44426,28413,9665,4948,473
New Mexico Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 46,728. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 14,050 from 55,614 to 41,564.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1455,61441,73119,26922,46213,8835,6858,198
2014-1553,34439,67618,40421,27213,6685,6058,063
2015-1650,76737,92517,72820,19712,8425,2257,617
2016-1749,59936,67116,91819,75312,9285,3637,565
2017-1847,18634,36515,56318,80212,8215,2507,571
2018-1944,75932,32114,56217,75912,4385,2147,224
2019-2043,39530,95113,64817,30312,4445,0337,411
2020-2140,99229,58212,49417,08811,4104,5486,862
2021-2240,05728,23611,94316,29311,8214,7007,121
2022-2341,56429,13712,38216,75512,4274,9057,522
Average46,72846,72815,29118,76846,7285,1537,515
New Mexico Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 13,966. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 717 from 14,495 to 13,778.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at New Mexico Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,4957,2473,0744,1737,2482,6774,571
2014-1514,0617,0343,0763,9587,0272,5824,445
2015-1613,8627,0303,0763,9546,8322,5514,281
2016-1714,0747,0403,0913,9497,0342,6464,388
2017-1813,8567,2363,0784,1586,6202,4834,137
2018-1913,5937,2592,9504,3096,3342,3433,991
2019-2013,2496,5362,6793,8576,7132,4384,275
2020-2114,1707,0272,7924,2357,1432,6844,459
2021-2214,5247,1332,7464,3877,3912,7564,635
2022-2313,7787,1212,7624,3596,6572,4524,205
Average13,96613,9662,9324,13413,9662,5614,339
New Mexico Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 29.67% and the percentage of black students is 3.28% at New Mexico Colleges. 2.91% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New Mexico Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-145,0181,3952,21428,62116324,2741,489
2014-154,9971,4112,17127,40015623,2001,612
2015-164,4781,4462,16526,35013822,2211,618
2016-174,4171,5612,09726,54014321,1471,600
2017-184,5501,6121,93026,31214719,9321,609
2018-194,2091,5701,80725,58613718,6781,496
2019-204,3481,5601,69425,03412317,7101,537
2020-213,9211,5831,71525,08611617,0901,618
2021-223,8611,6071,79924,81711516,6701,671
2022-233,9901,5901,79625,69711216,2211,792
Average4,3791,5341,93926,14413519,7141,604
New Mexico Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

13,761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 78.02% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New Mexico Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-1371,5467,73013,33450,482
2013-1470,1098,17715,60146,331
2014-1567,4058,35414,30344,748
2015-1664,6299,26915,97039,390
2016-1763,6739,12015,26039,293
2017-1861,0429,47315,89835,671
2018-1958,3529,49816,28732,567
2019-2056,6448,84016,59431,210
2020-2155,16218,30722,27914,576
2021-2254,58113,74921,48419,348
2022-2355,34213,76121,47520,106
Average61,68010,57117,13533,975