Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico · Also known as ENMU-Portales · Website
$38,550
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,550
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Portales, New Mexico with 3,357 undergraduates and 1,486 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,904 a year (tuition and fees $7,194 in-state, $9,174 out-of-state). It admits 92% of applicants and 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,550 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,904
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,194
Out-of-state $9,174
Admission rate
92%
US median 78%
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,500
About $175 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,550
Rank 2,942 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,904
- Tuition in-state
- $7,194
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,174
- Cost of attendance
- $18,940
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,663
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,080
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,960
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,388
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,996
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,858 in 2015-16 to $7,194 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 964
- SAT reading, middle
- 500
- SAT math, middle
- 480
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 3,357
- Graduate students
- 1,486
- Part-time students
- 28%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 113
- Endowment
- $63.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,942 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,904 | $8,706 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,194 | $2,289 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 92% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 32% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 60% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,500 | $11,356 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,619 | $32,960 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,550 | $38,550 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
113 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 188 | $11,000 | $21,129 | $39,360 | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $18,000 | $43,186 | $55,379 | $53,072 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 88 | $23,272 | $58,249 | $67,168 | $65,824 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $16,375 | $40,085 | $55,454 | $68,257 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 65 | $44,750 | $66,460 | $76,204 | $67,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 62 | $27,848 | $72,914 | $100,803 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $18,191 | $40,645 | $50,598 | $52,119 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $15,577 | $26,335 | $48,819 | $58,928 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $17,900 | $19,844 | $43,334 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $24,000 | $41,896 | $51,075 | $47,382 |
| Air TransportationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $17,000 | $88,085 | $103,617 | $85,825 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $17,375 | $31,599 | $56,614 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $17,239 | $30,513 | $51,003 | $51,389 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | $52,579 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $39,819 | $48,543 | $60,246 | $71,953 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $9,714 | Withheld | $51,496 | $57,214 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| SociologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $19,575 | $29,167 | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | $98,411 | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,526 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Portales and New Mexico on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus cost?
$4,904 a year is the average net price at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,194 for in-state students and $9,174 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,940. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,663 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?
92% of applicants are admitted to Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 964 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in New Mexico is 89%.
How much do Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus graduates earn?
$38,550 a year is the median pay of former Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,619 after 6 years). That ranks 2,942 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $98,411.
How much student debt do Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus graduates have?
$16,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus graduates, about $175 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 19% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?
45% of first-time, full-time students at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (188 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (137 bachelor's graduates), Education, General (88 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 113 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.