New Mexico State University - Main Campus Business Programs

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The suburban atmosphere of Las Cruces makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

New Mexico State University - Main Campus Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NMSU Main Campus.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Online Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Online Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NMSU Main Campus has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Economics	College Factual

Where Is New Mexico State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for NMSU Main Campus are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone:	575-646-0111
Website:	www.nmsu.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/newmexicostateuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/nmsu

How Do I Get Into NMSU Main Campus?

You can apply to NMSU Main Campus online at: app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnectLogin.asp?id=nmsu-u

Admission Requirements for NMSU Main Campus

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NMSU Main Campus?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, NMSU Main Campus does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to NMSU Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

NMSU Main Campus received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford New Mexico State University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of NMSU Main Campus is $26,843. 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 NMSU Main Campus, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $4,795 a year. That adds up to $19,180 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

New Mexico State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,575 undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus, with 9,466 being full-time and 2,109 being part-time.

There are also 2,652 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,466 full-time undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	92
Black or African American	235
Hispanic or Latino	5,993
White	2,305
International Students	282
Other Races/Ethnicities	559

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at NMSU Main Campus. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Mexico, and India.

Online Learning at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

In 2019-2020, 7,731 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NMSU Main Campus has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of NMSU Main Campus

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New Mexico State University - Main Campus was $7,301 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $23,767. The following table shows how NMSU Main Campus is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Economics	#1	#4
Economics	#4	#16
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#16	#40
Hospitality Management	#22	#46
Marketing	#22	#128
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#22	#125
General Business Administration and Management	#69	#401
Business Administration & Management	#75	#446

Online Growth Rankings of NMSU Main Campus

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New Mexico State University - Main Campus was 1.6%. This is the #1,468 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NMSU Main Campus regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NMSU Main Campus ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NMSU Main Campus.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Applied Economics	#7
General Economics	#58
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#67
Economics	#82
Hospitality Management	#119
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#218
Marketing	#255

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 State University - Main Campus Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	53	0	72	3	128
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	92	0	0	0	92
Accounting	0	59	0	22	0	81
General Business/Commerce	3	78	0	0	0	81
Finance	0	39	0	0	0	39
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	36	0	0	0	36
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	28	0	0	0	28
Applied Economics	0	0	17	0	0	17
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	10	0	0	0	10
General Economics	0	8	0	1	0	9
Agricultural Economics	0	0	0	3	0	3
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	403	17	98	3	524

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 AllenS under License

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