Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
NM Tech requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1215
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 973 admitted students 127 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
43%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1110-1320. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 550 and 660, while 25% scored below 550 and another 25% scored above 660.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 560 and 660, while 25% scored below 560 and 25% achieved a score of 660. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1215 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to NM Tech.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 59% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
550-660 -
Math
560-660
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
26
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 973 admitted students 137 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
46%
Similar to the SAT, NM Tech requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 46% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 23 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 23.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.
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English
22-28 -
Math
23-29 -
Composite
23-29
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$15
Undergraduate$16
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in NM Tech during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, NM Tech received a total of 1,006 applications. These applications included 600 male applicants and 406 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,006 applicants, NM Tech admitted 973 students. Among the admitted students, there were 583 males and 390 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 301 students chose to enroll at NM Tech. This means that 301 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 208 were male and 93 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, NM Tech had an overall acceptance rate of 97% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 97% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 96%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. NM Tech had an overall yield rate of 31% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 36%, and for female admitted students, it was 24%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for NM Tech over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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