New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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How strong are the academics at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
19
Average class size
32%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

New Mexico Tech has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
75
10-19
77
20-29
52
30-39
17
40-49
12
50-99
10

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology:

77%
First-year retention rate
32%
4-year grad rate
56%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science
Chemical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
8
16.4
24.8
33.2
41.6
50

The Full List

Major Graduates
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 15
  • Biomedical Sciences, General 8
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 32
  • Information Technology 2
Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering 50
  • Chemical Engineering 20
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering 18
  • Materials Engineering 12
  • Civil Engineering, General 11
  • Petroleum Engineering 11
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering 4
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 3
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering/Industrial Management 4
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 2
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • General Studies 4
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 9
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Science 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 9
  • Chemistry, General 7
  • Physical Sciences, General 4
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 2
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 8
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