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New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Las Vegas is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

105 Undergraduate Degrees
134 Graduate Degrees
$18,594 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)

Where Is New Mexico Highlands University?

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Contact details for New Mexico Highlands University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701
Phone: 505-425-7511
Website: www.nmhu.edu

How Do I Get Into New Mexico Highlands University?

You can apply to New Mexico Highlands University online at: https://apply.nmhu.edu/apply/

New Mexico Highlands University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford New Mexico Highlands University?

$18,594 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of New Mexico Highlands University is $18,594. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At New Mexico Highlands University, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,622 a year. That adds up to $18,488 over four years for those students.

New Mexico Highlands University Undergraduate Student Diversity

975 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,544 undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University, with 975 being full-time and 569 being part-time.

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There are also 1,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 975 full-time undergraduates at New Mexico Highlands University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico Highlands University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 97
Hispanic or Latino 554
White 140
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 141

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico Highlands University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at New Mexico Highlands University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at New Mexico Highlands University

1,124 Took All Classes Online
2,124 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at New Mexico Highlands University. In 2022-2023, 2,124 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 5th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of New Mexico Highlands University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Registered Nursing 3%

New Mexico Highlands University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Clinical/Medical Social Work 69 0 132 201
Registered Nursing 36 0 0 36
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 0 1 0 1
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 105 2 132 239

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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