Portales, New Mexico · Public · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Located in Portales, New Mexico, Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,725, made up of 4,239 undergraduates and 1,486 graduate students. It is part of Eastern New Mexico University.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. It awarded 1,264 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 45 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
5,725
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
1,264
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 65
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
683
Associate degrees
249
Master's degrees
282
Postbaccalaureate certificates
50
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,725
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,239
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,486
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,637
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,567
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,070
Full-time, 2024-25
44%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
67%
Men
33%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
39%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
45
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
69%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Eastern New Mexico University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
James Johnston
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization