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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reports 3,357 undergraduates in Portales, NM. Its federal reporting group is labeled Eastern New Mexico University.

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus · Portales, New Mexico · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 187648.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Eastern New Mexico University).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$4,722

family income
under $30k

$5,663

$30–48k

$7,332

$48–75k

$8,346

$75–110k

$11,849

over $110k

Average net price

$4,9042023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus fell from $8,881 (2008) to $4,904 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,881
2009	$8,602
2010	$8,556
2011	$8,989
2012	$9,410
2013	$10,090
2014	$9,938
2015	$9,503
2016	$8,801
2017	$10,325
2018	$9,516
2019	$8,961
2020	$4,994
2021	$7,669
2022	$6,199
2023	$4,904

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$18,9402024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus rose from $14,077 (2009) to $18,940 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,077
2010	$13,976
2011	$13,945
2012	$14,405
2013	$15,021
2014	$15,405
2015	$15,976
2016	$16,948
2017	$16,475
2018	$17,330
2019	$17,612
2020	$17,897
2021	$14,319
2022	$17,929
2023	$18,503
2024	$18,940

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,944	$7,128
2001	$2,088	$7,644
2002	$2,292	$7,847
2003	$2,472	$8,028
2004	$2,578	$9,099
2005	$2,733	$9,645
2006	$2,965	$10,272
2007	$3,156	$8,700
2008	$3,342	$8,966
2013	$4,558	$10,069
2014	$4,858	$10,633
2015	$4,858	$10,633
2016	$5,618	$11,393
2017	$6,013	$11,788
2018	$6,326	$8,247
2019	$6,450	$8,448
2020	$6,648	$8,688
2021	$6,648	$8,688
2022	$6,863	$8,843
2023	$6,863	$8,843

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reports published tuition by residency: $7,194 in-state versus $9,174 out-of-state — a $1,980 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reports 3,357 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

45.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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45.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus rose from 28.8% (entered 1991) to 45.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	28.8%
1992 cohort	26.4%
1993 cohort	27.1%
1994 cohort	27.8%
1995 cohort	29.3%
1996 cohort	30.7%
1997 cohort	31.4%
1998 cohort	32%
1999 cohort	34.9%
2000 cohort	28.6%
2001 cohort	32.6%
2002 cohort	28.4%
2003 cohort	29.4%
2004 cohort	24.1%
2005 cohort	23.9%
2006 cohort	29.3%
2007 cohort	28.7%
2008 cohort	28%
2009 cohort	33.4%
2010 cohort	34.6%
2011 cohort	33.4%
2012 cohort	34.6%
2013 cohort	36.4%
2014 cohort	36.1%
2015 cohort	39.9%
2016 cohort	41.3%
2017 cohort	39.8%
2018 cohort	45.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Eastern New Mexico University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,138	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,231	$2,705
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,000	$2,925
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$7,318	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$7,000	$3,114
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,640	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,491	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,527	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,188	$3,495
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$9,088	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,649	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,000	$4,012
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$10,427	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$11,000	$5,208
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$12,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$13,940	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$14,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$14,127	$5,650
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$14,611	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,850	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$16,082	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,000	$7,093
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$16,500	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$33,619

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$36,430

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$38,550

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Eastern New Mexico University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus admitted 1,583 of 1,727 applicants in Fall 2024. The 91.7% rate describes that application pool.

91.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $6,863 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,357 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 830–10601600

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Admissions

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 430–540 and Math was 400–520 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 830–1060 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	430	480	540
SAT Math	400	460	520
ACT Composite	17	20	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus received 1,727 applications and admitted 1,583 (91.7%), with 585 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

91.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	92.7%
Fall 2002	69.8%
Fall 2003	74%
Fall 2004	66.9%
Fall 2005	64.7%
Fall 2006	69.6%
Fall 2007	69.5%
Fall 2008	66.8%
Fall 2009	66.6%
Fall 2010	59.8%
Fall 2011	62.9%
Fall 2012	66.1%
Fall 2013	63.2%
Fall 2014	63.1%
Fall 2015	49.8%
Fall 2016	57.3%
Fall 2017	60.5%
Fall 2018	60.4%
Fall 2019	58.3%
Fall 2020	50.6%
Fall 2021	32.5%
Fall 2022	27.6%
Fall 2023	54.9%
Fall 2024	91.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

830–1060Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	790	1050
Fall 2005	770	1090
Fall 2006	805	1060
Fall 2007	890	1050
Fall 2008	825	1045
Fall 2009	830	1080
Fall 2010	850	1055
Fall 2011	830	1100
Fall 2012	800	1055
Fall 2013	820	1080
Fall 2014	850	1080
Fall 2015	820	1040
Fall 2016	776	1046
Fall 2017	830	1060
Fall 2018	860	1070
Fall 2019	900	1110
Fall 2020	950	1160
Fall 2021	860	1100
Fall 2022	840	1100
Fall 2023	850	1070
Fall 2024	830	1060

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	22
Fall 2002	16	21
Fall 2003	16	22
Fall 2004	16	22
Fall 2005	16	22
Fall 2006	16	22
Fall 2007	17	22
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	17	23
Fall 2010	17	23
Fall 2011	17	23
Fall 2012	17	23
Fall 2013	17	22
Fall 2014	17	22
Fall 2015	17	23
Fall 2016	17	23
Fall 2017	16	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	17	22
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	16	22
Fall 2022	16	22
Fall 2023	15	21
Fall 2024	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,357Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus rose from 2,953 (Fall 2002) to 3,357 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,953
Fall 2003	2,908
Fall 2004	3,010
Fall 2005	3,043
Fall 2006	2,964
Fall 2007	2,966
Fall 2008	3,153
Fall 2009	3,442
Fall 2010	3,616
Fall 2011	3,880
Fall 2012	3,918
Fall 2013	3,767
Fall 2014	3,731
Fall 2015	3,627
Fall 2016	3,483
Fall 2017	3,431
Fall 2018	3,347
Fall 2019	3,292
Fall 2020	3,129
Fall 2021	2,861
Fall 2022	2,899
Fall 2023	3,186
Fall 2024	3,357

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

62%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has held near 62% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	60%
Fall 2003 cohort	59%
Fall 2004 cohort	57%
Fall 2005 cohort	53%
Fall 2006 cohort	59%
Fall 2007 cohort	59%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	64%
Fall 2011 cohort	63%
Fall 2012 cohort	58%
Fall 2013 cohort	59%
Fall 2014 cohort	57%
Fall 2015 cohort	59%
Fall 2016 cohort	63%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	63%
Fall 2019 cohort	61%
Fall 2020 cohort	59%
Fall 2021 cohort	62%
Fall 2022 cohort	62%
Fall 2023 cohort	62%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Faculty pay at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus averages $100,116 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus as a primarily residential campus of 3,357 undergraduates — and 62% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's SAT section-percentile sums are 830–1060 — their midpoint is below the NM four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus91.7%

New Mexico median90.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus$7,194

New Mexico median$8,183

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Eastern New Mexico University).

Eastern New Mexico University reporting group (shared)$38,550

New Mexico median$41,944

National median$53,781

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, New Mexico and national reference values
Metric & basis	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	New Mexico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	91.7%	90.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,194	$8,183	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$38,550Shared group value	$41,944	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Air Transportation	$103,617
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$95,650
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,614
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,454
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$55,379
Biology, General	$51,496
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,075
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,003
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$50,598
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$48,819
Communication and Media Studies	$44,300
Psychology, General	$43,334

These 12 fields listed for Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus measure earnings after completion. The $38,550 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Eastern New Mexico University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus report?

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 830–1060 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus's acceptance rate?

91.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,583 admitted from 1,727 applicants.

How much does Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus cost?

In-state tuition is $7,194; out-of-state students pay $9,174. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $38,550. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.