New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico · Public · Predominantly associate's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $1,844. 17% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $43,922 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $14,980.

Average net price
$1,844
per year Verified data
Completion rate
17%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$43,922
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$14,980
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$2,322
Out-of-state tuition and fees$6,360
Average cost of attendance$10,714
Books and supplies$1,290
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$1,844
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$1,810
Average net price, family income over $110,000$8,909

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
5,177
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
39%
Student to faculty ratio
21 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time17%
Completion within normal time4%
First-year retention (full-time)63%
Median federal debt, graduates$14,980
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$170
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$11,121
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry56%
1 year after completion$39,776
4 years after completion$54,874
6 years after entry$38,314
8 years after entry$41,255
10 years after entry$43,922
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $43,922; the middle half earned $25,705 to $68,748. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

92 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (50)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
108Suppressed for privacy$10,833
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architecture
CIP 04.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Carpenters
CIP 46.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Processing
CIP 11.03 · All credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CIP 51.26 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CIP 47.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library and Archives Assisting
CIP 25.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Literature
CIP 23.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (42)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
51$61,644$10,865
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
47$32,715$9,082
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
42$30,879$10,712
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Processing
CIP 11.03 · All credentials fully online
41$38,963Suppressed for privacy
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$5,521
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CIP 47.02 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
421$28,705$9,169
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library and Archives Assisting
CIP 25.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
39$80,400$21,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
35$27,406$4,500
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CIP 13.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
8$28,775Suppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 187620, OPEID 002657. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.