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Academics

Explore the many exciting opportunities to shape your future at NMSU. Our dedicated professors provide the resources our students need to achieve their best and meet their academic and personal goals. Inside and outside of the classroom, NMSU professors actively engage with undergraduate and graduate students, offering individual attention in a learning-centered environment. Learn More
Pursue Your Ambitions

We are a comprehensive research land-grant university excelling in teaching, research and public service. NMSU is truly a reflection of the region’s vibrant communities – an exciting place to tackle challenges, find answers to important issues and prepare for the future.

4,400+

courses across 54 academic departments

180+

Undergraduate majors and
more than 170 minors

120+

graduate fields of study
ACADEMIC COLLEGES

Build your future within any of NMSU's six exceptional colleges.

"One of our best opportunities to move NMSU forward as a university is to become a leader in how we achieve the educational component of our mission, and to put the student educational experience at the center of all we do."
Dan Arvizu Chancellor

Aspire for More

Take part in special pre-professional programs of study to prepare for professional schools such as chiropractic, dental, law, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy and veterinary.

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Luke Sanchez

Masters Accelerated Program (MAP)

Graduate with a bachelor's and master's degree in as little as five years with the Masters Accelerated Program. Once accepted to a program in the junior or senior year of undergraduate work, students will continue to be charged tuition and fees at the undergraduate rate and retain eligibility for undergraduate scholarships.

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Shaha Aziz

Osteopathic Medicine Pathway Program

Gain the fundamental tools and knowledge necessary to transition into the medical education program at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine. This pathway offers qualified students admission upon completion of all program requirements and attainment of an undergraduate degree.

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Support, Diversity and Outreach

Success is within reach

NMSU academic, cultural, diversity and educational enrichment programs are here to lend a hand.

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Student Success Center

A centralized, university-wide academic support service for students from all disciplines and at all levels of academic standing.

Academic Advising

A centralized, advising option for undergraduate students in any major to help with everything from academic planning to career exploration.

Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

NMSU supports numerous initiatives to promote equity, inclusion and diversity for and among its students, staff and faculty.

Find your global adventure

Find your Global Adventure

Your education is not limited to what happens on campus. Explore the world every year with semester and academic year exchanges, language immersion, faculty-led courses, and summer programs. Use your existing financial aid, pay in-state tuition, and have access to thousands of dollars in scholarships.

"I get to live a different lifestyle, get to have friends who have a different first language than me, have unique experiences, I get to learn so much and I get to travel Europe on the weekends!"
Calle, a student in spain
Callie Spanish and Criminal Justice major, studying abroad in Spain
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Aggies Go Global

The Aggies Go Global program provides students with international opportunities and experiences to stimulate their educational development by extending funding and resources to students who have not yet traveled abroad. The program supports all full-time graduate and undergraduate students across all majors, departments, and colleges.

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Center for Latin American and Border Studies

Created in 1979, the Center for Latin American and Border Studies promotes excellence in teaching, research and community outreach on issues concerning Latin America, the US-Mexico border and border studies in general through lectures, workshops, conferences, and outreach activities with local communities and schools.