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

$26,802 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
97% Acceptance Rate

Where Is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into New Mexico Tech?

97% Acceptance Rate
40% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
Since New Mexico Tech has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to New Mexico Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology  ( 560 to 660 )
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800
New Mexico Tech received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology  ( 22 to 28 )
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ACT Math Scores for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology  ( 23 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

$26,802 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
1.7% Loan Default Rate
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 47% of students took out student loans averaging $5,310 a year. That adds up to $21,240 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New Mexico Tech is 1.7%. 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.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,135 Full-Time Undergraduates
31% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,244 undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech, with 1,135 being full-time and 109 being part-time.

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There are also 490 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,135 full-time undergraduates at New Mexico Tech, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 38
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 461
White 531
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 86

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.

Online Learning at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

142 Took All Classes Online
661 Took At Least One Class Online
98.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 661 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at New Mexico Tech has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of New Mexico Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology was 98.7%. This is the #280 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at New Mexico Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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