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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is based in the town of Socorro, NM — a public campus in a small-town setting.

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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

$3,970

family income
under $30k

$5,067

$30–48k

$8,676

$48–75k

$11,907

$75–110k

$12,207

over $110k

Average net price

$9,8732023–24Skip 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology rose from $7,944 (2008) to $9,873 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,944
2009	$7,828
2010	$7,877
2011	$10,184
2012	$10,219
2013	$11,451
2014	$11,785
2015	$12,880
2016	$13,694
2017	$14,236
2018	$14,595
2019	$14,836
2020	$11,364
2021	$5,441
2022	$8,265
2023	$9,873

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,9672024–25Skip 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology rose from $14,234 (2009) to $24,967 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,234
2010	$15,071
2011	$15,815
2012	$17,172
2013	$17,600
2014	$18,762
2015	$19,401
2016	$19,956
2017	$20,727
2018	$21,244
2019	$22,050
2020	$22,878
2021	$20,876
2022	$20,579
2023	$22,872
2024	$24,967

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	$2,499	$7,825
2001	$2,722	$8,420
2002	$2,910	$9,121
2003	$3,080	$9,601
2004	$3,280	$9,911
2005	$3,643	$10,463
2006	$3,971	$11,405
2007	$4,104	$11,761
2008	$4,354	$12,544
2013	$5,714	$17,073
2014	$6,256	$18,184
2015	$6,613	$19,137
2016	$6,891	$20,041
2017	$7,183	$20,991
2018	$7,770	$22,268
2019	$8,156	$23,524
2020	$8,361	$24,190
2021	$8,425	$24,254
2022	$9,058	$26,312
2023	$9,058	$26,312

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology reports tuition of $9,476 for in-state students and $27,247 for out-of-state students. Check New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 995 — New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

57% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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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57%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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology rose from 40.7% (entered 1991) to 57% (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	40.7%
1992 cohort	36.5%
1993 cohort	34.2%
1994 cohort	38.8%
1995 cohort	40.4%
1996 cohort	42.2%
1997 cohort	42.2%
1998 cohort	38.6%
1999 cohort	44.5%
2000 cohort	54.3%
2001 cohort	44%
2002 cohort	48%
2003 cohort	47%
2004 cohort	47.2%
2005 cohort	46.2%
2006 cohort	47.2%
2007 cohort	44.2%
2008 cohort	45.5%
2009 cohort	49%
2010 cohort	49.3%
2011 cohort	47.2%
2012 cohort	55.5%
2013 cohort	50.5%
2014 cohort	54.1%
2015 cohort	55.3%
2016 cohort	55%
2017 cohort	56.4%
2018 cohort	57%

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.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,621	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,570	$3,766
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,809	$3,152
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$6,250	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$5,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$5,594	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$6,375	$3,038
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$8,089	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$8,127	$2,994
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$8,851	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$9,799	$4,292
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$9,314	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,906	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$10,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$15,441	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$15,225	$6,612
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,698	$7,059
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,484	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,356	$8,162
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,211	$7,430
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,085	$5,560

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

$54,530

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,432

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$76,489

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.

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

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology admitted 687 of 1,544 applicants in Fall 2024. The 44.5% rate describes that application pool.

44.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,058 in-state tuition · 2023–24 995 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1080–13101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology received 1,544 applications and admitted 687 (44.5%), with 186 enrolling.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	610	660
SAT Math	530	595	650
ACT Composite	20	25	29

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).

Acceptance rate

44.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's change from 70.4% to 44.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2011 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.3%
Fall 2002	54.5%
Fall 2003	98.1%
Fall 2004	79.7%
Fall 2005	62.6%
Fall 2006	60.8%
Fall 2007	60.8%
Fall 2008	35.4%
Fall 2009	—
Fall 2010	—
Fall 2011	70.4%
Fall 2012	70.8%
Fall 2013	41.4%
Fall 2014	36.4%
Fall 2015	24.4%
Fall 2016	23.4%
Fall 2017	21.7%
Fall 2018	93.4%
Fall 2019	79.8%
Fall 2020	96.6%
Fall 2021	96.7%
Fall 2022	74.4%
Fall 2023	54%
Fall 2024	44.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1080–1310Fall 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 2002	1080	1320
Fall 2003	1150	1350
Fall 2004	1130	1370
Fall 2005	1130	1350
Fall 2006	1120	1340
Fall 2007	1120	1340
Fall 2008	1080	1340
Fall 2009	1100	1330
Fall 2010	1110	1370
Fall 2011	1110	1340
Fall 2012	1140	1370
Fall 2013	1120	1350
Fall 2014	1120	1310
Fall 2015	1090	1330
Fall 2016	1110	1350
Fall 2017	1190	1390
Fall 2018	1210	1400
Fall 2019	1170	1380
Fall 2020	1150	1370
Fall 2021	1110	1320
Fall 2023	1040	1290
Fall 2024	1080	1310

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–29Fall 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	23	29
Fall 2002	24	28
Fall 2003	23	29
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	23	29
Fall 2007	23	29
Fall 2008	23	29
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	24	29
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	23	29
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	29
Fall 2016	23	29
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	23	30
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2023	20	28
Fall 2024	20	29

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

995Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology rose from 838 (Fall 2002) to 995 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	838
Fall 2003	1,187
Fall 2004	1,179
Fall 2005	1,182
Fall 2006	1,310
Fall 2007	1,138
Fall 2008	1,173
Fall 2009	1,151
Fall 2010	1,262
Fall 2011	1,303
Fall 2012	1,425
Fall 2013	1,490
Fall 2014	1,525
Fall 2015	1,502
Fall 2016	1,460
Fall 2017	1,358
Fall 2018	1,333
Fall 2019	1,241
Fall 2020	1,190
Fall 2021	1,201
Fall 2022	1,160
Fall 2023	1,122
Fall 2024	995

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology rose from 69% (Fall 2003) to 77% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

29.5% of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology as a primarily residential campus of 995 undergraduates — and 77% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1080–1310 — their midpoint is above the NM four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology'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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology44.5%

New Mexico median90.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$9,476

New Mexico median$8,183

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$76,489

New Mexico median$41,944

National median$53,781

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Mexico and national reference values
Metric & basis	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	44.5%	90.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,476	$8,183	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$76,489	$41,944	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$117,813
Mechanical Engineering	$98,213
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$95,750
Petroleum Engineering	$95,234
Chemical Engineering	$85,900
Biology, General	$48,211

These 6 fields listed for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology measure earnings after completion. The $76,489 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology report?

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1080–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's acceptance rate?

44.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 687 admitted from 1,544 applicants.

How much does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology cost?

In-state tuition is $9,476; out-of-state students pay $27,247. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $76,489. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Mexico

New Mexico Military Institute — 52.6% admitted
St. John's College — 53.1% admitted
University of New Mexico-Main Campus — 95.2% admitted
New Mexico State University-Main Campus — 89% admitted

Run your own numbers

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.