New Mexico Highlands University academics
Las Vegas, New Mexico · Public · 1,451 undergrads
New Mexico Highlands University has 1,451 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 26 fields of study. The most degrees go to Clinical/Medical Social Work.
The short answers
1,451
undergraduates.
1,104
graduate students.
26
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
395
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
45%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
1,451
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,104
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
2,814
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
45%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
27.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$32,302
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
61%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
14%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
8.8%
BlackCollege Scorecard
5.6%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
4.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
2.6%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.5%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
395
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
342
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Clinical/Medical Social Work
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
43
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers