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	New Mexico	Nation

Demographics

Population
	New Mexico	Nation
Total (State rank: 36)	2,082,224	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	New Mexico	Nation
Up to 4	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.9%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.0%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	13.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	New Mexico	Nation
American Indian	9.2%	0.8%
Asian	1.2%	4.8%
Black	2.1%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
White	71.7%	74.1%
More than one race	3.1%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	46.7%	16.7%
Other	12.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	New Mexico	Nation
8th grade or less	7.3%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	9.6%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.6%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	23.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.5%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	14.4%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.6%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.6%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	New Mexico	Nation
	36.5%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	New Mexico	Nation
(State rank: 44)	$35,079	$42,693

Poverty rate
	New Mexico	Nation
	21.5%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	New Mexico	Nation
Total for 2013-14	18,841	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	15.9%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	New Mexico	Nation
	4,492	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	New Mexico	Nation
	8.5%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	$94,818	$118,822
Associate professor	$70,456	$81,373
Assistant professor	$61,909	$70,325
All	$73,579	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	$68,062	$89,076
Associate professor	$57,156	$71,297
Assistant professor	$49,907	$60,506
All	$56,188	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	$82,186	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	New Mexico	Nation
Public	$44,484	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$46,623	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	New Mexico	Nation
Public	$48,170	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	New Mexico	Nation
Undergraduate	142,784	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	14,771	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	64,828	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	81,687	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	1,217	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	7,851	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	1,972	396,832
Total	157,555	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public	93%	72%
4-year	47%	64%
2-year	53%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	New Mexico	Nation
Associate	6,552	942,217
Bachelor’s	8,179	1,712,538
Master’s	3,266	730,635
Doctorate	583	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 86% of all freshmen enrolled in New Mexico in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 87% of all New Mexico residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	New Mexico	Nation
All	40.6%	59.0%
Men	37.9%	56.4%
Women	42.9%	61.2%
American Indian	22.6%	40.6%
Asian	49.3%	69.7%
Black	26.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	37.5%	51.4%
White	46.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	60.0%	64.0%
Race unknown	38.0%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	New Mexico	Nation
American Indian	13,867	174,629
Asian	2,494	1,133,719
Black	4,543	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	348	61,179
Hispanic	64,563	2,695,637
White	55,645	11,519,372
2 or more races	2,624	405,812
Race unknown	9,468	1,409,094
Foreign	4,003	738,624
Total	157,555	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	New Mexico	Nation
Women	57.3%	57.0%
American Indian	8.8%	0.8%
Asian	1.6%	5.4%
Black	2.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	41.0%	12.8%
White	35.3%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.0%	6.7%
Foreign	2.5%	3.5%
Minority	56.1%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	52.7%	27.2%
Full-time	53.1%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 19.9 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 75% of New Mexico’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1096 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 13% of New Mexico’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public 4-year	$4,951	$7,087
Public 2-year	$1,489	$2,419
Private 4-year	$32,970	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	New Mexico	Nation
State funds	$799,405,505	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	New Mexico	Nation
Need-based grants	$24,442,735	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$69,926,684	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$9,394,745	$1,737,198,826
Total	$103,764,164	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	New Mexico	Nation
Total	$405,339,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	-4.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	New Mexico	Nation
Federal government	72.1%	62.6%
State and local governments	5.1%	5.9%
Industry	2.3%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.0%	5.9%
Institution itself	17.4%	19.1%
Other	2.1%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	New Mexico	Nation
Engineering	29.2%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	4.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	40.8%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.8%	3.6%
Physical sciences	11.4%	7.3%
Psychology	3.0%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.9%	3.1%
Other sciences	5.2%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	1.3%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico and Foundation	$343,321,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico, multiple campuses	$66,219,633
New Mexico State University, multiple campuses	$12,059,629

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public 4-year	9	679
Public 2-year	19	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	3	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	10	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	3	669
Total	44	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico	20,647
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces	13,047
Central New Mexico Community College	9,526

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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New Mexico

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	New Mexico	Nation

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Population
	New Mexico	Nation
Total (State rank: 36)	2,082,224	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	New Mexico	Nation
Up to 4	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.9%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.0%	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%	26.5%
65 and older	13.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	New Mexico	Nation
American Indian	9.2%	0.8%
Asian	1.2%	4.8%
Black	2.1%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
White	71.7%	74.1%
More than one race	3.1%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	46.7%	16.7%
Other	12.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	New Mexico	Nation
8th grade or less	7.3%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	9.6%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.6%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	23.6%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.5%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	14.4%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.6%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.9%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.6%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	New Mexico	Nation
	36.5%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	New Mexico	Nation
(State rank: 44)	$35,079	$42,693

Poverty rate
	New Mexico	Nation
	21.5%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	New Mexico	Nation
Total for 2013-14	18,841	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	15.9%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	New Mexico	Nation
	4,492	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	New Mexico	Nation
	8.5%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	$94,818	$118,822
Associate professor	$70,456	$81,373
Assistant professor	$61,909	$70,325
All	$73,579	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	$68,062	$89,076
Associate professor	$57,156	$71,297
Assistant professor	$49,907	$60,506
All	$56,188	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	New Mexico	Nation
Professor	n/a	$91,161
Associate professor	n/a	$71,963
Assistant professor	n/a	$58,901
All	$82,186	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	New Mexico	Nation
Public	$44,484	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$46,623	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	New Mexico	Nation
Public	$48,170	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	New Mexico	Nation
Undergraduate	142,784	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	14,771	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	64,828	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	81,687	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	1,217	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	7,851	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	1,972	396,832
Total	157,555	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public	93%	72%
4-year	47%	64%
2-year	53%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	New Mexico	Nation
Associate	6,552	942,217
Bachelor’s	8,179	1,712,538
Master’s	3,266	730,635
Doctorate	583	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	New Mexico	Nation
All	40.6%	59.0%
Men	37.9%	56.4%
Women	42.9%	61.2%
American Indian	22.6%	40.6%
Asian	49.3%	69.7%
Black	26.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	37.5%	51.4%
White	46.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	60.0%	64.0%
Race unknown	38.0%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	New Mexico	Nation
American Indian	13,867	174,629
Asian	2,494	1,133,719
Black	4,543	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	348	61,179
Hispanic	64,563	2,695,637
White	55,645	11,519,372
2 or more races	2,624	405,812
Race unknown	9,468	1,409,094
Foreign	4,003	738,624
Total	157,555	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	New Mexico	Nation
Women	57.3%	57.0%
American Indian	8.8%	0.8%
Asian	1.6%	5.4%
Black	2.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic	41.0%	12.8%
White	35.3%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.0%	6.7%
Foreign	2.5%	3.5%
Minority	56.1%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	52.7%	27.2%
Full-time	53.1%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public 4-year	$4,951	$7,087
Public 2-year	$1,489	$2,419
Private 4-year	$32,970	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	New Mexico	Nation
State funds	$799,405,505	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	New Mexico	Nation
Need-based grants	$24,442,735	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$69,926,684	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$9,394,745	$1,737,198,826
Total	$103,764,164	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	New Mexico	Nation
Total	$405,339,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	-4.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	New Mexico	Nation
Federal government	72.1%	62.6%
State and local governments	5.1%	5.9%
Industry	2.3%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.0%	5.9%
Institution itself	17.4%	19.1%
Other	2.1%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	New Mexico	Nation
Engineering	29.2%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	4.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	40.8%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.8%	3.6%
Physical sciences	11.4%	7.3%
Psychology	3.0%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.9%	3.1%
Other sciences	5.2%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	1.3%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico and Foundation	$343,321,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico, multiple campuses	$66,219,633
New Mexico State University, multiple campuses	$12,059,629

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	New Mexico	Nation
Public 4-year	9	679
Public 2-year	19	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	3	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	10	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	3	669
Total	44	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	New Mexico
University of New Mexico	20,647
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces	13,047
Central New Mexico Community College	9,526

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.

New Mexico: Almanac 2013

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Test scores

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Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Institutions on NCAA probation