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Ranks 744th overall and 2nd in New Mexico

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Socorro, NM 87801

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

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

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

Ranks 1497th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,543 $3,543 $11,199
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $562 $562 $562
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $148 $148 $467
FT Graduate Tuition $3,700 $3,700 $11,900
FT Graduate Required Fees $514 $514 $514
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $206 $206 $661
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $13,512 $13,512 $21,169
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $13,512 $13,512 $21,169
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,212 $8,212 $15,869

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 $3,643 trend  $4,104 $3,643 trend  $4,104 $10,463 trend  $11,761
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $800 trend  $1,000
On-Campus – Room & Board $4,916 trend  $5,300
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,530 trend  $3,108
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $4,916 trend  $5,300
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,530 trend  $3,108
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,530 trend  $3,108

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
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 Enrollment1,833

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

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

Ranks 152nd for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 87%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 28
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 28
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 29

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 141st 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 Capacity670
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$2,360
Board Fee$2,940

Student Financial Aid Details

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

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Ranks 3829th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,164 61 pie   22%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,560 181 pie   67%
Institutional Grant Aid $3,211 232 pie   85%
Student Loan Aid $3,021 75 pie   28%
Any financial aid type   260 pie   96%

Student Enrollment Demographics

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

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
10942151
Black Non-Hispanic
15722
Hispanic
223133356
Asian / Pacific Islander
271946
American Indian / Alaskan Native
241741
White Non-Hispanic
8213621,183
Race Unknown
211334
Total 1,240 593 1,833

Student Graduation Demographics

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

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
1N/A1
Black Non-Hispanic
213
Hispanic
281543
Asian / Pacific Islander
11112
American Indian / Alaskan Native
6511
White Non-Hispanic
16663229
Race Unknown
5N/A5
Total 219 85 304

Most Popular Fields of Study

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

  Men Women Total
30 3 33
28 4 32
27 3 30
20 6 26
13 13 26

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 5 1 1 18 1 26
Business Administration and Management, General 2 4 6
Chemical Engineering 1 6 1 7 15
Chemistry, General 1 1 7 9
Civil Engineering, General 1 1 2 4
Computer Science 10 1 1 18 30
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2 1 4 2 23 32
Engineering Mechanics 11 1 12
Engineering/Industrial Management 3 3
Environmental Science
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 2 2
General Studies 6 10 16
Geochemistry 3 1 4
Geology/Earth Science, General 7 7
Geophysics and Seismology 2 2
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 1 7 8
Information Technology 1 5 6
Materials Engineering 5 1 12 18
Mathematics, General 2 15 17
Mechanical Engineering 1 5 1 1 25 33
Mining and Mineral Engineering 4 3 1 8
Petroleum Engineering 8 4 12
Physical Sciences 1 4 5
Physics, General 2 3 19 2 26
Psychology, General 1 5 6
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 3 9 3 17
Technical and Business Writing 1 1 3 5
Total 38 1 43 6 6 226 9 329

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Ranks 882nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $62,715 ($65,490 male / $51,389 female)
Number of FT Faculty 127 (102 male / 25 female)
Number of PT Faculty 75
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $2,446,847
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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 Financial Aid

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

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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.

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

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