Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NMHU is largely skewed towards women students, with 64.8% of undergraduate students being women and 35.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,544, with 1,001 women and 543 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NMHU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 74.8% of undergraduate students being women and 25.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,101, with 823 women and 278 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 35.2% 543 students
- women 64.8% 1,001 students
Graduate Students
- men 25.2% 278 students
- women 74.8% 823 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 63.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 880 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 18.4% of the student body, with 255 students. African American students represent 8.0% of the population, with 110 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.3%, with 46 students. Asian students account for 0.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 9 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.6% , with 8 students.
International students make up 3.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 53 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 22 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NMHU.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 63.6% 880 students
- White 18.4% 255 students
- African American 8.0% 110 students
- International students 3.8% 53 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 46 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 22 students
- Asian 0.7% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 8 students
Graduate Students
- Hispanic 51.6% 507 students
- White 34.4% 338 students
- International students 4.3% 42 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 28 students
- African American 2.6% 26 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 25 students
- Asian 1.5% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 55.7% 113 students
- White 26.6% 54 students
- African American 7.9% 16 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 8 students
- International students 2.5% 5 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 4 students
- Hawaiian 1.0% 2 students
- Asian 0.5% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 19% 303 students
- 22-24 18% 287 students
- 18-19 14% 223 students
- 25-29 13% 202 students
- 40-49 9% 148 students
- 30-34 9% 136 students
- 35-39 7% 107 students
- 50-64 4% 66 students
- 25-29 22% 249 students
- 40-49 18% 208 students
- 30-34 17% 191 students
- 35-39 14% 155 students
- 22-24 11% 129 students
- 50-64 11% 121 students
- 20-21 0% 5 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 95 | 65.07% | |
| Texas | 23 | 15.75% | |
| California | 7 | 4.79% | |
| Colorado | 5 | 3.42% | |
| Florida | 4 | 2.74% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1.37% | |
| Michigan | 2 | 1.37% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1.37% | |
| Ohio | 2 | 1.37% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% |
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