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New Mexico Military Institute

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

40.7%

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in NMMI during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 555 423 132
Admitted students 226 185 41
Enrolled students 189 158 31
Acceptance rate 41% 44% 31%
Yield rate 84% 85% 76%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, NMMI received a total of 555 applications. These applications included 423 male applicants and 132 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 555 applicants, NMMI admitted 226 students. Among the admitted students, there were 185 males and 41 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 189 students chose to enroll at NMMI. This means that 189 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 158 were male and 31 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, NMMI had an overall acceptance rate of 41% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 44% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 31%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. NMMI had an overall yield rate of 84% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 85%, and for female admitted students, it was 76%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for NMMI over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 835 645 190 337 272 65 40% 42% 34% 257 208 49 76% 76% 75%
2016 883 688 195 319 270 49 36% 39% 25% 276 239 37 86% 88% 76%
2017 807 621 186 341 275 66 42% 44% 36% 217 174 43 64% 63% 65%
2018 834 667 167 312 247 65 37% 37% 39% 241 181 60 77% 73% 92%
2019 673 508 165 226 187 39 34% 37% 24% 188 157 31 83% 84% 80%
2020 627 439 188 255 201 54 41% 46% 29% 215 172 43 84% 86% 80%
2021 555 423 132 226 185 41 41% 44% 31% 189 158 31 84% 85% 76%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

New Mexico Military Institute 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.

NMMI is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Considered

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • 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 Military Institute.

  • 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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