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We are New Mexico’s land-grant institution, a comprehensive research institution of higher education dedicated to teaching, research, and service at the undergraduate and graduate levels. NMSU is a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution and is home to the very first Honors College in New Mexico. We have been recognized as a top tier university by U.S. News & World Report.

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Students seeking bachelor's and associates degrees can choose from a number of majors and pre-professional programs.

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Students seeking master’s and doctoral degrees can choose from many traditional or distance based programs.

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NMSU System

NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at five campuses, a satellite learning center in Albuquerque, cooperative extension offices located in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 12 research and science centers and through distance education.

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Research & Development

Our core research strengths include areas in agricultural and life sciences, computer science and computer and electrical engineering, space science and aerospace, and sustainability—including energy, environment and water.

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Cooperative Extension

With educational and administrative locations in every county, we continue to provide the people of New Mexico with practical, research-based knowledge and programs to improve their quality of life.

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Recent News

Paul Bosland

Research Highlight

Chile Pepper Institute to receive funding from California chef’s restaurant

New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute, the longest established chile research program in the U.S., has attracted the interest of a chef in Long Beach, California.

Christopher Dee holds a yellow squash in July 2018 at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility.

Outreach Highlight

NMSU helps inmates grow skills at correctional facility

Carleous McDaniel shifted the overflowing foliage on top of a raised garden bed made of refabricated wood pallets to get a better a look at the patch of melons growing underneath.

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