New Mexico Highlands University 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
1,451 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 48.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Santa Fe39.2 mi
- Espanola56.1 mi
- Ranchos de Taos57.4 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 New Mexico Highlands University, the largest reported group is Hispanic (61%), followed by White (17%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7.9% | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 6% |
| Black | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 61% | 29.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0% |
| White | 17% | 42.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| Non-resident | 3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3% | 15.8% |
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Did you know? New Mexico Highlands University
- $48,104median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 30.2%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 49.8%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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