Socorro, New Mexico · Public · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Located in Socorro, New Mexico, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,622, made up of 1,066 undergraduates and 556 graduate students.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biology. It awarded 376 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
1,622
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
376
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 33
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
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
215
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
131
Doctoral degrees (research)
21
Postbaccalaureate certificates
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,622
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,066
Graduate students, fall 2024
556
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,903
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,226
Graduate students, 2024-25
677
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
36%
Men
64%
White
45%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Acting President
Dr. Michael Jackson
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