College Viability Inspection Report

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico · Public

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a public institution in New Mexico, enrolling 1,135 students as of 2024. It graduates 38% of students in four years, returns 77% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $11,551 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 4 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, Enrollment, and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate38.0%+58.3%46th
Six-Year Graduation Rate55.0%-1.8%49th
Full-Time Retention Rate77.0%-4.9%51st
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate56.7%+42.7%66th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap0.5pp-97.7%20th
Pell Share of Cohort34.1%+10.9%41st

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.36×+1.4%90th
Total FTE Enrollment1,135-13.0%39th
Endowment Value$96.7M+58.2%64th
Net Assets (End of Year)$168.5M+8.3%64th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %11.3%-27.3%3rd
Student Support Spending %1.6%-25.4%5th
Administrative Spending %6.2%-13.2%6th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio2.06×-16.0%30th
Average Net Price$11,551-22.1%18th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$5,136-47.0%9th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$7,640-38.2%15th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$10,106-34.3%16th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$14,753-17.9%21st
Net Price: $110K+ Income$13,464-23.9%7th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's retention rate fell below 80% in 4 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10pp in 2 of 5 eligible years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's ratio fell below 1.0 in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's total enrollment fell from 1,304 to 1,135 students between 2020 and 2024 (-13.0%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's endowment is $96.7M and grew +58.2% between 2020 and 2024 — clearing both the $50 million size threshold and the 15% growth threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
High Cost, Low Completion
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology costs less than the national median AND graduates students at above-median rates — neither condition for this flag is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology spends $2.06 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 5 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared