page_title: New Mexico State University
section_title: Academics
hierarchical_section_title: New Mexico State University / Academics
caption_attribution_description: English: Zuhl Library with Organ Mountains in the background, New Mexico State University
context_page_description: New Mexico State University is a public research university, with a main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded on September 17, 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in the state of New Mexico, and is one of two flagship universities in New Mexico. Total enrollment across all campuses as of 2017 was 21,874, with branch campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County and Grants, and with extension and research centers across New Mexico.
  It was founded in 1888 as the Las Cruces College, and the following year became New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and designated as a Land Grant college. It received its present name in 1960. NMSU had 24,580 students enrolled as of Fall 2017 and had a faculty-to-student ratio of about 1 to 16. NMSU offers a wide range of programs and awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through its main campus and four community colleges. NMSU offers 28 doctoral degree programs, 58 master's degree programs, and 96 baccalaureate majors.
  New Mexico State's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I level, competing in the Western Athletic Conference, except for football.
context_section_description: It offers a wide variety of programs through the Graduate School and the colleges:  Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Extended Learning and Health and Social Services.
  NMSU offers 28 doctoral programs across multiple disciplines including agriculture, education, engineering, and the sciences. A specialist in education degree is offered in 4 study areas. An education doctorate degree is offered in 3 study areas. There are 58 master's degree programs and 96 baccalaureate degree programs.
  At its four branch community colleges, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana Community College and Grants, New Mexico State University offers academic, vocational/technical, and continuing education programs.  In accord with its land-grant mission, New Mexico State University provides informal, off-campus educational programs through the Cooperative Extension Service.  Through a statewide network of 9 research facilities, the Agricultural Experiment Station conducts basic and applied research supporting agriculture, natural resources management, environmental quality, and improved quality of life.
  NMSU is divided into several colleges and a graduate school. These include:
  College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
  College of Arts and Sciences
  College of Business
  College of Education
  College of Engineering
  Graduate School
  College of Health and Social Services
  Honors College
caption: Zuhl Library with Organ Mountains in the background.
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