New Mexico Tech

Points of Pride

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Rankings

2023-24

The New York Times

1^st Small Public Universities (among those with no athletics or “party scene”)

National Science Foundation

1^st among all public universities for percentage of bachelor’s students who later complete a Ph.D.
6^th in the nation among all Physical Science and Earth Science universities
18^th among the top 50 universities that produce Ph.D. students

U.S. News and World Report

16^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S. (out of 58)
34^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S. (out of 120)
110^th Top Performers for Social Mobility (out of 115)
190^th Best Engineering Programs (out of 208)

Graduate School

59^th Best Earth Science Programs (out of 166)
120^th Best Engineering Schools (out of 220)
163^rd Best Physics Schools (out of 190)
176^th Best Computer Science Schools (out of 210)
201^st Best Chemistry Programs (out of 212)

Niche.com

Statewide

1^st Top Public Universities (out of 8)
1^st Best Colleges (out of 9)
1^st Best Value Colleges (out of 8)
1^st Best Computer Science Programs (out of 4)
2^nd Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 8)

National

1^st Best Value College (out of 224 small colleges)
1^st Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 36 small public colleges)
2^nd Best Colleges in America (out of 268 small public colleges)
11^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 405)
20^th Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,482)
37^th Colleges with Best Professors in America (out of 1,527)
39^th Best Small Colleges in America (out of 968)
46^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 503)
55^th Top Public Universities in America (out of 601)
59^th Best Colleges for Physics in America (out of 447)
68^th Best Colleges for Computer Science in America (out of 891)
139^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,537)
218^th Best Colleges for Math in America (out of 776)
278^th Colleges with the Best Academics in America (out of 1,543)
318^th Best Colleges for Biology in America (out of 1,102)

StudyAbroadAide.com

9^th Best Value Hispanic Serving Institutions in U.S. for International Students (out of 50)
380^th Best Value University for International Students World Rankings (out of 8,032)
434^th Best World University Rankings for International Students (out of 8,032)

College Simply

1^st Best Colleges in New Mexico (out of 36)
1^st Best Public Colleges in New Mexico (out of 4)
1^st Best Value Colleges in New Mexico (out of 4)
58^th Best Public Colleges in the U.S. (out of 444)
58^th Best Value Colleges in the U.S. (out of 1,040)
229^th Best Colleges in the U.S. (out of 1,040)

QS Top Universities

4^th Mineral and Mining Engineering U.S. Rankings (out of 14)
32^nd Mineral and Mining Engineering World Rankings (out of 70)

2022-23

Washington Monthly

1st Master's Universities for Research (out of 604)
36^th Master's Universities (out of 604)

U.S. News and World Report

5^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
18^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
107^th Top Performers for Social Mobility
165^th Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

1^st Top Public Universities in New Mexico
1^st Best Colleges in New Mexico

National

9^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities in America (out of 378)
34^th Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 1,528)
53^rd Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,498)
62^nd Best Small Colleges in America (out of 969)
72^nd Top Public Universities in America (out of 601)
80^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 494)
82^nd Best Colleges for Physics (out of 463)
117^th Best Colleges for Environmental Science (out of 634)
135^th Best Colleges for Math (out of 788)
186^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,555)

2021-22

U.S. News and World Report

6^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
20^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
112^th Top Performers for Social Mobility
162^nd Best Engineering Programs
244^th Best Undergraduate Computer Science

Niche.com

Statewide

1^st Top Public Universities
1^st Best Colleges
1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
1^st Best Value College

National

12^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 356)
52^nd Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 1,624)
108^th Top Public Universities in America (out of 691)
108^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 467)
108^th Best Colleges for Physics (out of 462)
120^th Best Small Colleges (out of 1,014)
162^nd Best Colleges for Math (out of 772)
178^th Best Colleges for Environmental Science (out of 631)
240^th Colleges with the Best Academics (out of 1,653)
295^th Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,601)
309^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,652)

2020-21

U.S. News and World Report

5^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
18^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
102^nd Top Performers for Social Mobility
161^st Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

1^st Top Public Universities
1^st Best Colleges
1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
1^st Best Value Colleges

National

4^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities

Best Value Schools

2^nd Best Master’s Engineering Program (Mechanical Engineering)

2019-20

U.S. News and World Report

7^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
35^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
146^st Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

1^st Top Public Universities
1^st Best Colleges
1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
1^st Best Value Colleges

National

62^nd Best Small Colleges (out of 984)
71^st Hardest Colleges to Get Into (out of 1,664)
87^th Colleges with the Best Academics (out of 1,579)
184^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,626)

Alumni Salaries

NMT Pays Off, No Matter the Source!

Average starting salaries for Tech graduates are $59,400 for bachelor’s degrees; $73,100 for master’s; $106,200 for doctoral graduates. —Lightcast

NMT ranked 59th from “100 Colleges Whose Grads Go on to Earn the Most”: $65,800 early career average pay and $124,500 mid-career average pay. —Newsweek

New Mexico Tech graduates with a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering draw a median salary of $103,706 three years after graduation. —CNBC

Students working in lab

Fulbright Scholars at NMT

U.S. Scholars

				Term
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	Engineering	Georgian Technical University	Georgia	2024-25

Raúl Morales-Juberías	Astronomy	University of Valparaiso	Chile	2023-24

Taylor Dotson	Political Science	German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research	Germany	2021-22

Richard Sonnenfeld	Physical Sciences	Curtin University	Australia	2019-20

Nikolai Kalugin	Materials Science	University of Cambridge; University of Chile	Chile	2018-19

Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	Engineering	Marmara Universitesi	Turkey	2017-18

Michael Wine	Environmental Sciences	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Israel	2017-18

Enrique Vivoni	Environmental Sciences	University of Sonora	Mexico	2008-09

Rafael Lara Martinez	Anthropology	University of El Salvador	El Salvador	2007-08

Jan Hendrickx	Environmental Sciences	National University of Colombia	Colombia	2000-01

James Corey	Literature	University of Veliko Turnovo	Bulgaria	1990-91

John Rothfork	Literature	Indian Institute of Science; Indian Institute of Technology	India	1989-90

David Norman	Geology	University of Yaounde	Cameroon	1988-89

James Corey	Literature	University of Yarmouk	Jordan	1986-87

Carole Yee	Literature	University of Bergen	Norway	1985-86

John Rothfork	Literature	Keio University; Tokyo University	Japan	1984-85

David Shortess	Physiology	Jordan, University of-Amman	Jordan	1977-78

Joseph Schufle	Chemistry	University College	Ireland	1961-62

Visiting Scholars



Olga Tsurtsumia	Engineering	Georgian Technical University	Georgia	2018-19

Emidio Tertuliano Lopes Da Silva	Education	Natural Research Management Center	Angola	2016-17

Jolanta Warchol	Environmental Sciences	Rzeszow University of Technology	Poland	2006-07

Mohammed Atallah	Geology	Yarmouk University	Jordan	1995-96

Henry Appiah	Geology	University of Science and Technology	Ghana	1989-90