NM
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
8.61 incidents / 1,000 students
Las Cruces, NM · Clery Act 2024 · Public
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Across 2022–2024, New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reported 207 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: San Juan College.
- 8.61
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,881
- Rank of 2,072
- #27
- NM rank
- 7,200
- Enrolled students
8.61 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reports 8.61 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 268% above Kilgore College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Kilgore College (0.42/1k); Purdue University Fort Wayne (1.67/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Monterey Peninsula College (1.81/1k); Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes San Juan College (0.78/1k); Santa Fe Community College (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (2.88/1k); University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (2.37/1k); Southeast New Mexico College (0.00/1k); New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 8.61
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,881
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 91%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 56
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 187620 · New Mexico State University-Dona 8.61/1k score rate · #1,881/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 8.61/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,881/2,072
- ST-MID #27 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Seattle University · +0.82
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 39%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 7,200
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Seattle University (-0.82/1k)
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Seattle University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Seattle University (-0.82/1k). National rank #1,881 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reports 8.61 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 268% above Kilgore College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Kilgore College (0.42/1k); Purdue University Fort Wayne (1.67/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Monterey Peninsula College (1.81/1k); Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes San Juan College (0.78/1k); Santa Fe Community College (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (2.88/1k); University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (2.37/1k); Southeast New Mexico College (0.00/1k); New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around New Mexico State
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest New on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Unity Environmental University · lowest peer 0
Unity Environmental University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Purdue University Fort Wayne · near 1.67
Purdue University Fort Wayne — near
1.67 per 1,000 students
- Monterey Peninsula College · near 1.81
Monterey Peninsula College — near
1.81 per 1,000 students
- Seattle University · near
Seattle University — near
7.79 per 1,000 students
- New Mexico State University-Dona · this campus · highest
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana — this campus · highest
8.61 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around New Mexico State University-Dona Ana's 8.61/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana decreased from 59 to 56 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 21 NM 2-year peers in this comparison, New Mexico State University-Dona Ana is larger than 95% and safer-reporting than 5% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 40
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 80, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 70, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 60, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 30
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 40, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 30, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 20, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 20
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- New Mexico State Universit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | 215 | 13.95 | 0 | 0 |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | 349 | 0.00 | 5 | 50 |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | 357 | 0.00 | 10 | 50 |
| New Mexico Military Institute | 463 | 2.16 | 15 | 20 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | 562 | 0.00 | 20 | 50 |
| Mesalands Community College | 563 | 0.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Luna Community College | 743 | 0.00 | 30 | 50 |
| New Mexico State University-Grants | 754 | 0.00 | 35 | 50 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | 773 | 0.00 | 40 | 50 |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | 896 | 1.12 | 45 | 30 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | 921 | 1.09 | 50 | 35 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (this campus) | 7,200 | 8.61 | 95 | 5 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana fell from 59 to 56 (-5%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (23 to 37) and Rape (2 to 4). Falling over the same period: Burglary (29 to 12) and Fondling (2 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Fondling and Robbery. Burglary accounts for most of them.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNew Mexico State University-Dona Ana: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 39% (92 → 56 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2023 | 59 |
| 2024 | 56 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 12 | 29 | 66 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 37 | 23 | 14 |
| Rape | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
54 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 7 | 30 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 12 | 46 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
TX
Kilgore College
0.42 incidents / 1,000 students
IN
Purdue University Fort Wayne
1.67 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where New Mexico State University-Dona Ana sits on price and outcomes
At $6,048, New Mexico State University-Dona Ana's reported average net price is cheaper than 36% among 39 New Mexico colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $8,889.
- $6,048
- average net price
- $8,889
- New Mexico median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,906
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $5,475, while those above $110,000 record $13,381 - roughly 2.4 times as much. A published average of $6,048 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $32,960 - about 5.4 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Just 17% complete within six years. A completion rate this low means the typical enrolled student leaves without the credential, and cost figures should be read in that light.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $2,322
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $6,360
- Avg Net Price
- $6,048
- Median Debt
- $17,095
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 35%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $32,960
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,067
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 65%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 943 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX · 7,198 enrolled
Safety Score 0.42
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN · 7,206 enrolled
Safety Score 1.67
Seattle University
Seattle, WA · 7,189 enrolled
Safety Score 7.79
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey, CA · 7,173 enrolled
Safety Score 1.81
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME · 7,165 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (national rank #1881) sits near Grand View University (#1882) and University of Maryland-College Park (#1880) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
National Rank #1882
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
National Rank #1880
Muskingum University
New Concord, OH
National Rank #1879
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
National Rank #1883
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
National Rank #1884
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for New Mexico State University-Dona Ana, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX · 7,198 enrolled
Safety score 0.42
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey, CA · 7,173 enrolled
Safety score 1.81
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA · 7,282 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD · 7,293 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ · 7,095 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ · 7,065 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA · 7,361 enrolled
Safety score 0.82
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC · 7,028 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 584 enrolled
Safety score 8.56
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA · 715 enrolled
Safety score 8.39
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA · 967 enrolled
Safety score 8.27
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS · 752 enrolled
Safety score 7.98
Independence Community College
Independence, KS · 764 enrolled
Safety score 7.85
WyoTech
Laramie, WY · 1,335 enrolled
Safety score 6.74
Jefferson College
Hillsboro, MO · 3,775 enrolled
Safety score 6.09
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH · 2,657 enrolled
Safety score 6.02
Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Mexico State University-Dona Ana safe?
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana has a safety score of 8.61 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,881 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Kilgore College (0.42/1k). Same-state same-level set: San Juan College (0.78/1k); Santa Fe Community College (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (2.88/1k); University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (2.37/1k); Southeast New Mexico College (0.00/1k); New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana?
For calendar year 2024, New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reported Motor Vehicle Theft (37), Burglary (12), Rape (4) and Aggravated Assault (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does New Mexico State University-Dona Ana compare to similar schools?
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reports 268% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Kilgore College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Kilgore College (0.42/1k); Purdue University Fort Wayne (1.67/1k); Seattle University (7.79/1k); Monterey Peninsula College (1.81/1k); Unity Environmental University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: San Juan College (0.78/1k); Santa Fe Community College (0.00/1k); Clovis Community College (0.43/1k); New Mexico Junior College (0.00/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (2.88/1k); University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (2.37/1k); Southeast New Mexico College (0.00/1k); New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (0.00/1k).
Does New Mexico State University-Dona Ana have fire safety data?
Yes. New Mexico State University-Dona Ana reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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