New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM · Public

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Acceptance rate

89%

Average SAT

1,011

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

11,946

In-state tuition

$8,183

Out-of-state tuition

$25,307

Avg net price

$8,889

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 870 and 1110 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 20

Popular programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	153	$73,229	$78,951
2	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	149	$29,553	$49,834
3	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	129	$31,568	$43,872
4	Biology, General.	122	$26,533	$52,567
5	Psychology, General.	113	$26,250	$45,637
6	Mechanical Engineering.	108	$62,813	$85,742
7	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	106	$63,674	$94,024
8	Business/Commerce, General.	92	$39,442	$60,970
9	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	75	$41,888	$51,592
10	Marketing.	72	$33,191	$63,115
11	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.	68	$68,002	$96,510
12	Animal Sciences.	67	$28,475	$36,858
13	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	64	$23,701	$50,998
14	Social Work.	59	$33,510	$50,295
15	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	53	$35,599	$54,077
16	Journalism.	48	$32,825	$45,765
17	Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.	47	$60,250	$81,690
18	Graphic Communications.	43	$24,115	$33,612
19	Accounting and Related Services.	43	$38,057	$57,219
20	Civil Engineering.	42	$60,212	$74,115