New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Overview

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a public institution located in Socorro, New Mexico. Socorro is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Known For?

• Students at New Mexico Tech may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The 0% student loan default rate at New Mexico Tech is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at New Mexico Tech.
• In a recent academic period80% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, New Mexico Tech bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $76,489 a year. That's about 87% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Contact details for New Mexico Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
Phone:	800-428-8324
Website:	www.nmt.edu

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How Do I Get Into New Mexico Tech?

You can apply to New Mexico Tech online at: https://apply.nmt.edu/register/application_undergrad_admission

Admission Requirements for New Mexico Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into New Mexico Tech?

The acceptance rate at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 35% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Can I Afford New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

The overall average net price of New Mexico Tech is $26,802. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At New Mexico Tech, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $4,925 a year. That adds up to $19,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New Mexico Tech is 0.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,229 undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech, with 1,103 being full-time and 126 being part-time.

There are also 457 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,103 full-time undergraduates at New Mexico Tech, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	307
White	617
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	113

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at New Mexico Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	0	50	0	23	2	75
Computer Science	0	32	0	8	1	41
General Biology	0	23	0	6	0	29
Chemical Engineering	0	20	0	6	0	26
Electrical Engineering	0	18	0	4	0	22
Petroleum Engineering	0	11	0	5	0	16
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	2	2	10	2	16
Engineering-Related Fields	0	4	1	10	0	15
Materials Engineering	0	12	0	1	1	14
Mining Engineering	0	4	0	10	0	14
Civil Engineering	0	11	0	2	0	13
Mathematics	0	9	0	2	0	11
Chemistry	0	7	0	1	3	11
Physics	0	9	0	0	0	9
General Psychology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	7	0	7
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	4	0	0	0	7
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	0	0	3	3	0	6
General Physical Sciences	0	4	0	0	0	4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	3	0	0	3
Environmental Engineering	0	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	2	0	0	0	2
Writing Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	2	2
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geobiology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	235	9	98	11	356

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Atomic Energy505 under License

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