Overall, New Mexico State University-Main Campus is known for being a non selective school. They receive approximately 13,100 applications each year . The overall acceptance rate tends to be around 89 percent which equates to about 11,600 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the year begins, only about 2,340 or 20% of the applicants who received the letter of acceptance from New Mexico State University-Main Campus choose to register. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 40% and 59% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 56% were typically women and 43% were men. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to New Mexico State University-Main Campus when filling out the application. Most often, an ACT score between 16 - 23 or an SAT score between 890 - 1,130 is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits. New Mexico State University-Main Campus’s undergraduate application fee is $25.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
13,091
Male 5,322
Female 7,769

 

Acceptance
11,646
Male 4,643
Female 7,003

 

Enrollment Total
2,336
Male 1,012
Female 1,324


Acceptance Rate
89%
Male
87.2%
Female
90.1%

 

Yield
20.1%
Male
21.8%
Female
18.9%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$25


Graduate

$40



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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