New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, New Mexico
- Public
- Town
- 995 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 44%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,862per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 56%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,72310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
New Mexico Tech operates the Energetic Materials Research & Testing Center (EMRTC), a 40-square-mile university-owned explosives testing facility.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 44%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1080–1310Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,862full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,354sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,112Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $31,683Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 56%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $71,72310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,892federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 995Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR — admits 63%
- Valley City State University Valley City, ND — admits 99%
- University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN — admits 75%
- Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME — admits 54%
- United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT — admits 22%
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV — admits 37%
- Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR — admits 63%
- Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND — admits 37%
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC — admits 30%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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