New Mexico State University

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New Mexico State University
Former names
Las Cruces College (1888–1889)
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1889–1960)
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedSeptember 17, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-09-17)
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$343.3 million (2023)[1]
Budget$621 million (all campuses)[2]
PresidentMónica Torres (interim)[3]
ProvostLakshmi Reddi (interim)[4]
Academic staff
2,519[5]
Students21,694 (total headcount)
13,904 (Las Cruces campus)[6]
Undergraduates11,675
Postgraduates2,621
Location
Las Cruces
,
New Mexico
,
United States
CampusMidsize suburb[8], 900 acres (360 ha)[7]
ColorsCrimson and white[9]
   
Turquoise (unofficial)[10]
 
NicknameAggies
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – Conference USA
MascotPistol Pete
Websitewww.nmsu.edu

New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public, land-grant, research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-grant institution in New Mexico. NMSU is a university system, with its main campus in Las Cruces and satellite campuses in Alamogordo, Doña Ana County, and Grants.[11] Through the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, it has centers or programs in all 33 counties in the state.[12]

Initially established as Las Cruces College, NMSU was designated a land-grant college in 1889 and renamed New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; it received its present name in 1960. NMSU offers over 180 degree programs, including 28 doctoral, 58 master's, and 96 baccalaureate programs. It had approximately 21,700 enrolled in Fall 2021, with a faculty-to-student ratio of roughly 1 to 16. New Mexico State's athletic teams, the Aggies, compete at the NCAA Division I level in Conference USA.

As of 2023, NMSU is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[13] It is particularly noted for its graduate programs in astrophysics, astronomy, education, engineering, business, and nursing. NMSU is the NASA space grant college in New Mexico and leads a state-wide consortia dedicated to space research.

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  2. ^ "NMSU Board of Regents approves operating budget for 2016–2017". nmsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ "New Mexico State University names Torres interim president". AP.
  4. ^ "Shoho retires as NMSU provost". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ https://oia.nmsu.edu/files/2017/02/22784_QuickFactsBooklet_web2.pdf Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "NMSU system sees small decline in enrollment; NMSU-O enrollment up". New Mexico State University Marketing and Communications. September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "About NMSU". New Mexico State University. 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "IPEDS - New Mexico State University-Main Campus".
  9. ^ "Color Palette | New Mexico State University". Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "New Mexico State athletics unveil new secondary logo|Las Cruces Sun News". Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Fitch report". Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  12. ^ "Ask Our People | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future". extension.nmsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.ace.edu. American Council on Education. 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.