Public · Community college
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, New Mexico · Remote town
- 28%
- Transfer rate
- $4,571
- Avg net price
- 44%
- Grad / completion
- $57,410
- Median earnings
New Mexico Military Institute is a public associate-granting institution in Roswell, New Mexico (remote town setting), enrolling 331 undergraduates.
About Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The first settlers were a group of pioneers from Missouri, who attempted to start a settlement 15 miles (24 km) southwest of what is now Roswell in 1865, but were forced to abandon the site because of a lack of water. It was called Missouri Plaza. Roswell's tourism industry is based on aerospace engineering and ufology museums and businesses, as well as alien-themed and spacecraft-themed iconography. A yearly UFO festival has been held since 1995. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 154 miles to Lubbock, TX
- To the ocean
- 522 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Roswell Air Center (ROW)
How New Mexico Military Institute compares
More selective than 83%
Higher than 31% · #10 of 29 in New Mexico
Higher than 12%
Higher than 95% · #1 of 24 in New Mexico
Cheaper than 93% · #5 cheapest of 30 in New Mexico
Lower than 96%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 55%
Percentiles compare New Mexico Military Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Mexico.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women5517%
- Men27683%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White19%
- Black14%
- Hispanic34%
- Asian3.3%
- Other or multiracial30%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 331
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Students over 25
- —
- Median family income
- $30,944
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $72,873
- Endowment
- $507,015,385
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 179 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From New Mexico35%
- Other U.S. states50%
- International15%
A national draw — only 34% of first-years come from New Mexico; 48% arrive from other states.
14% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $7,190
- Out-of-state tuition
- $14,156
- Room & board
- $6,732
- Books & supplies
- $1,100
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,121
- Average net price
- $4,571
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 52.6%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Transferred to another college
- 28%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,034
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,410
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500
- Students with federal loans
- 4%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 48%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 965
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Housing charge (year)
- $1,816
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,715
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division I
- Varsity athletes
- 174 (152 men · 22 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (6)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- D
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 5.8 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 2
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (463 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
A meaningful share of freshmen — 91% — get grant money from New Mexico Military Institute itself, averaging $8,643, which softens the sticker price.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 192 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $57,410
- Typical debt at graduation
- $5,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 10%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 57%
Typical debt would take roughly under a year to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $4,487 (8%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 11.6″
- Annual snow
- 9.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roswell Climat, NM US station (2.3 mi from campus).
What New Mexico Military Institute graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
Colleges similar to New Mexico Military Institute
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare New Mexico Military Institute side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Earnings
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Southeast New Mexico College
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- Students
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- Transfer
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- Earnings
- —
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
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- Students
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- Tuition
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Ohio University-Southern Campus
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- Students
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Students
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- Tuition
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Colleges near New Mexico Military Institute
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM · Public · Certificate · 1,300 students
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM · Public · Certificate · 377 students
Southeast New Mexico College
Carlsbad, NM · Public · Associate · 469 students
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM · Public · Bachelor's · 3,357 students
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM · Public · Associate · 591 students
University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 346 students
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM · Public · Associate · 2,175 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












