New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Business Programs

Located in Socorro, New Mexico, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a public institution. The surrounding location of Socorro is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Contact details for New Mexico Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
Phone:	800-428-8324
Website:	www.nmt.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/newmexicotech
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/newmexicotech

How Do I Get Into New Mexico Tech?

You can apply to New Mexico Tech online at: https://apply.nmt.edu/register/application_undergrad_admission

Admission Requirements for New Mexico Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into New Mexico Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 97%, New Mexico Tech is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to New Mexico Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 580 and 700.

New Mexico Tech received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

The overall average net price of New Mexico Tech is $26,802. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At New Mexico Tech, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,688 a year. That adds up to $22,752 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New Mexico Tech is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,229 undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech, with 1,103 being full-time and 126 being part-time.

There are also 457 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,103 full-time undergraduates at New Mexico Tech, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	307
White	617
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	113

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at New Mexico Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Online Learning at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

In 2019-2020, 1,548 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at New Mexico Tech has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of New Mexico Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology was 98.7%. This is the #346 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at New Mexico Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Atomic Energy505 under License

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