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New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University
PO Box 9000 NMHU
Las Vegas, NM 87701


Fax number: (505) 454-3311
Website: https://www.nmhu.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,607
Full-time undergraduates: 984
Part-time undergraduates: 623
Total graduate students: 1,133
Full-time graduate students: 614
Part-time graduate students: 519
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
9.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
58.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 49%
Percent of students who live off campus: 51%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Vatos Rugby; Fire Escape Club; MeChA; NMHU Cheerleaders; NMHU Student Ambassadors

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; football; golf; racquetball; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Las Vegas Municipal

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