Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
377 students
Smaller than 83% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 15.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Alamogordo32.8 mi
- Roswell66.5 mi
- Socorro86.4 mi
- Las Cruces92.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (38.7%), followed by White (28.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 14.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 0% |
| Black | 3.2% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 38.7% | 25% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 28.7% | 75% |
| Two or more races | 5% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 4.5% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4% | 0% |
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Did you know? Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
- $44,198median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 36%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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