NM
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
3.96 incidents / 1,000 students
Las Cruces, NM · Clery Act 2024 · Public
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Across 2022–2024, New Mexico State University-Main Campus reported 201 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: University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
- 3.96
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,483
- Rank of 2,072
- #25
- NM rank
- 15,408
- Enrolled students
3.96 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
New Mexico State University-Main Campus reports 3.96 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% above Northern Illinois University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Seminole State College of Florida (0.07/1k); Indian River State College (0.52/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); Western New Mexico University (0.85/1k); New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); University of the Southwest (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
- 3.96
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,483
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 72%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 55
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 188030 · New Mexico State University-Main 3.96/1k score rate · #1,483/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 3.96/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,483/2,072
- ST-MID #25 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Boston College · +2.02
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 39%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 15,408
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Boston College (-2.02/1k)
New Mexico State University-Main Campus sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Boston College. 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-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Boston College (-2.02/1k). National rank #1,483 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-Main Campus reports 3.96 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 50% above Northern Illinois University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Seminole State College of Florida (0.07/1k); Indian River State College (0.52/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); Western New Mexico University (0.85/1k); New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); University of the Southwest (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.
- Seminole State College of · lowest peer 0.07
Seminole State College of Florida — lowest peer
0.07 per 1,000 students
- Indian River State College · near 0.52
Indian River State College — near
0.52 per 1,000 students
- Southern Utah University · near 1.1
Southern Utah University — near
1.1 per 1,000 students
- Boston College · near 1.94
Boston College — near
1.94 per 1,000 students
- New Mexico State University-Main · this campus
New Mexico State University-Main Campus — this campus
3.96 per 1,000 students
- Northern Illinois University · highest peer
Northern Illinois University — highest peer
9.6 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around New Mexico State University-Main Campus's 3.96/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
New Mexico State University-Main Campus decreased from 56 to 55 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 14 NM 4-year peers in this comparison, New Mexico State University-Main Campus is larger than 92% and safer-reporting than 31% - 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 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- New Mexico State Universit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College | 289 | 0.00 | 0 | 85 |
| St. John's College | 467 | 4.28 | 8 | 23 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | 560 | 0.00 | 15 | 85 |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | 841 | 103.45 | 23 | 0 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 947 | 1.06 | 31 | 62 |
| University of the Southwest | 1,130 | 0.00 | 38 | 85 |
| Northern New Mexico College | 1,425 | 3.51 | 46 | 38 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,622 | 5.55 | 54 | 15 |
| Navajo Technical University | 1,704 | 1.17 | 62 | 46 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 2,704 | 1.11 | 69 | 54 |
| Western New Mexico University | 3,531 | 0.85 | 77 | 69 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus (this campus) | 15,408 | 3.96 | 92 | 31 |
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.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 15,408 enrolled students, New Mexico State University-Main Campus is the 300th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,285 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); Western New Mexico University (0.85/1k); New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Northern Illinois University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at New Mexico State University-Main Campus fell from 56 to 55 (-2%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (22 to 37) and Rape (2 to 4). Falling over the same period: Burglary (27 to 11) 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-Main Campus
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-Main Campus: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 39% (90 → 55 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 90 |
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 11 | 27 | 64 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 37 | 22 | 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
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 7 | 30 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 12 | 46 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 9 | 33 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 11 | 94 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 15 | 19 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 12 | 67 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 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).
IL
Northern Illinois University
9.60 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Seminole State College of Florida
0.07 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where New Mexico State University-Main Campus sits on price and outcomes
At $8,889, New Mexico State University-Main Campus's reported average net price is cheaper than 49% among 39 New Mexico colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $8,889.
- $8,889
- average net price
- $8,889
- New Mexico median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,401
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $6,648, while those above $110,000 record $14,049 - roughly 2.1 times as much. A published average of $8,889 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $32,960, roughly 3.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $8,183
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $25,307
- Avg Net Price
- $8,889
- Median Debt
- $17,095
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 38%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- SAT Average
- 1011
- SAT Math Range
- 420-540
- ACT Average
- 20
- ACT Range
- 17-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 54%
- Retention Rate
- 73%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $32,960
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,067
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 65%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 598 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL · 15,414 enrolled
Safety Score 9.60
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL · 15,390 enrolled
Safety Score 0.07
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL · 15,429 enrolled
Safety Score 0.52
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 15,432 enrolled
Safety Score 1.94
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT · 15,444 enrolled
Safety Score 1.10
Closest by National Rank
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (national rank #1483) sits near Adrian College (#1484) and Simmons College of Kentucky (#1482) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for New Mexico State University-Main Campus, 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)
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL · 15,414 enrolled
Safety score 9.60
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL · 15,390 enrolled
Safety score 0.07
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL · 15,429 enrolled
Safety score 0.52
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 15,432 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT · 15,444 enrolled
Safety score 1.10
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX · 15,361 enrolled
Safety score 2.02
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY · 15,347 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
CUNY City College
New York, NY · 15,544 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI · 22,011 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, KY · 506 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Adrian College
Adrian, MI · 1,765 enrolled
Safety score 3.97
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · 6,326 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN · 1,772 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, VA · 1,772 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA · 1,267 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · 20,031 enrolled
Safety score 3.94
Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Mexico State University-Main Campus safe?
New Mexico State University-Main Campus has a safety score of 3.96 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,483 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); Western New Mexico University (0.85/1k); New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at New Mexico State University-Main Campus?
For calendar year 2024, New Mexico State University-Main Campus reported Motor Vehicle Theft (37), Burglary (11), 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-Main Campus compare to similar schools?
New Mexico State University-Main Campus reports 50% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Northern Illinois University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Northern Illinois University (9.60/1k); Seminole State College of Florida (0.07/1k); Indian River State College (0.52/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); Southern Utah University (1.10/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); Western New Mexico University (0.85/1k); New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k).
Does New Mexico State University-Main Campus have fire safety data?
Yes. New Mexico State University-Main Campus 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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