NMSU is located in sunny Las Cruces, New Mexico, where innovation meets the Old West. Living at the crossroads of Interstates 10 and 25, residents enjoy many recreational and outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, camping, and boating, just to name a few. Las Cruces is only:

• 45 minutes from the Texas border
• 1 hour from White Sands National Monument
• 1 hour from Elephant Butte Lake
• 2.5 hours from Ski Apache in Ruidoso, New Mexico
• 2.5 hours from Gila Wilderness
• 3 hours from Carlsbad Caverns
• 3 hours from Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 4 hours from Tucson, Arizona
• 6 hours from Phoenix, Arizona