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    Information Summary

    Ranks 1986th for total enrollment

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    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Socorro, NM

    Total Population10,145 (8,399 urban / 1,746 rural)
    Households3,909 (2.46 people per house)
    Families2,495 (3.03 people per family)
    Surrounding communityRemote town (over 35 mi. away from an urban cluster)
    Pop. — African American111
    Pop. — Asian260
    Pop. — Pacific Islander12
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native403
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)7,233
    Pop. — Other2,638

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

    UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
    GraduateSTEM dominant
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingSmall four-year, highly residential

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionYes

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

    Ranks 1456th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,439 $3,439 $10,873
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $532 $532 $532
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $143 $143 $453
    FT Graduate Tuition $3,593 $3,593 $11,554
    FT Graduate Required Fees $419 $419 $419
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $200 $200 $642
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $12,859 $12,859 $20,293
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $12,859 $12,859 $20,293
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,769 $7,769 $15,203

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $3,280 trend  $3,971 $3,280 trend  $3,971 $9,911 trend  $11,405
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $800 trend  $1,000
    On-Campus – Room & Board $4,670 trend  $5,090
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,300 trend  $2,798
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $4,670 trend  $5,090
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,300 trend  $2,798
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,300 trend  $2,798

    Admission Details

    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$15
    Graduate Application Fee$16
    First Professional Application FeeN/A
    Applicants 834 (576 male / 258 female)
    Admitted 507 (363 male / 144 female)
    Admission rate 61%
    First-time Enrollment 282 (199 male / 83 female)
    FT Enrollment 282 (199 male / 83 female)
    PT Enrollment N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
    Total Enrollment1,905

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Recommended
    College Prep. CompletionRecommended
    RecommendationsRecommended
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce NoNo / No / No
    Study AbroadNo
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 146th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 86%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 28
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 28
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 29

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 159th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 39%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 550 / 670
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 570 / 670
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1120 / 1340

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity800
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room Fee$2,290
    Board Fee$2,800

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranks 3464th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,486 61 pie   23%
    State & Local Grant Aid $1,948 181 pie   70%
    Institutional Grant Aid $3,152 224 pie   86%
    Student Loan Aid $2,907 74 pie   28%
    Any financial aid type   260 pie   100%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    712394
    Black Non-Hispanic
    9413
    Hispanic
    206122328
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    291544
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    222446
    White Non-Hispanic
    8414321,273
    Race Unknown
    6245107
    Total 1,240 665 1,905

    Most Popular Fields of Study

    The top 5 fields of study completed at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

      Men Women Total
    42 6 48
    26 4 30
    12 12 24
    20 3 23
    15 5 20

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students are successful graduates?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Applied Mathematics
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 3 1 5 1 14 24
    Business Administration and Management, General 2 2
    Chemical Engineering 2 3 1 9 15
    Chemistry, General 5 1 5 11
    Civil Engineering, General 3 3
    Computer Science 11 1 5 1 2 28 48
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2 5 1 2 13 23
    Engineering Mechanics 2 2 15 1 20
    Engineering/Industrial Management 3 6 9
    Environmental Science
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 3 3
    General Studies 2 6 8
    Geochemistry
    Geology/Earth Science, General 1 1 8 10
    Geophysics and Seismology 1 1
    Hydrology and Water Resources Science 3 3
    Information Technology 1 1 1 3 6
    Materials Engineering 8 2 5 1 16
    Mathematics, General 6 1 10 17
    Mechanical Engineering 5 1 1 23 30
    Mining and Mineral Engineering 4 2 4 1 11
    Petroleum Engineering 5 6 11
    Physical Sciences 1 3 4
    Physics, General 2 1 10 1 14
    Psychology, General 2 1 3
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 10 4 16
    Technical and Business Writing 1 1
    Total 58 2 40 7 5 189 8 309

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranks 757th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $62,224 ($64,267 male / $53,898 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 132 (106 male / 26 female)
    Total Benefits $2,424,302

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Academics

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    The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is unique in its study options.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

    English Language and Literature:
    Technical/Business Writing
    Physical Sciences:
    Astrophysics, Atmospheric PhysicsDynamics, Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, Physics
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Business Administration/Management
    Popular majors:
    eighty-six percent liberal arts, fourteen percent business per marketing, forty-one percent engineering, twenty-one percent physical sciences, twelve percent computer and information sciences, ten percent mathematics, eight percent biology, five percent liberal arts
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biochemistry, Biology
    Mathematics:
    Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General
    Computer Science:
    Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Technology

    The cost per credit hour (overall) was $415 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Conversely, for non-international students, tutition fees are $10,463 Room & Board (on-campus) $4,836 Additional estimated expenses $1,700 Costs per credit hour $415 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. Further, for international students, the application fee is 50. Other additional expenses amounted to $1,700 Costs per credit hour $415 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June.

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Admissions

    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 81% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 68%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were seventy-seven total number of transfer students who applied and sixty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.

    The regular application is due the 1st of August. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Athletics

    The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
    • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Golf
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
    • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Financial Aid

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    If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Minority Status and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Minority Status. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Students

    The school’s size is approximately one thousand, one hundred and eighty-four degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and eighty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five hundred and three graduate enrollment. Besides, the student body consists of seventy-eight percent in-state students, twenty-two percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, thirty percent women, seventy percent men, two percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, less than one percent black per non-hispanic, twenty-four percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, forty-one percent in top 10th of graduating class, seventy-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, forty-three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Further, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Public, College of Engineering, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 81 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

    This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as experimental mine, mineral museum, laboratory for atmospheric physics and chemistry, energetic materials research, seismic research network, scanning electron microscope, scanning transmission electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, New Mexico Bureau of Geology, observatory. Indeed, the school is located 75 miles from Albuquerque.

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