Socorro, New Mexico · Public
Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 19.2% reported program-share signal, $9,873 school-wide net price, and $76,489 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 191 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
19.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 19.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~191
- Schools with reported signal
- 402
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 44.5%
- Graduation rate
- 57.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,873/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $39,492
- Median debt
- $19,085
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $76,489/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (19.2%), school-wide average net price ($9,873), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($76,489), and peer averages from 402 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 402 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 5.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,539 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,359 above). Together, those evidence points place New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in the top 4% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 3.8% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 2.3% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.3% reported share · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 2.7% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 2.2% reported share · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.3% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering accounts for 19.2% of reported programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 5.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 191 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's average net price is $9,873 per year, about $39,492 over four years. That is $9,539 below the $19,412 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $76,489 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,359 above the $64,130 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology #17 of 402 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.