801 Leroy Place
Socorro, N.M. 87801

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology was founded as the New Mexico School of Mines in 1889. Since its establishment, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has become an outstanding research university with specializations in the areas of science, engineering, and related fields.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology confers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees through the departments of biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, earth and environmental science, electrical engineering, engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, general studies, information technology, management, materials engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, mineral engineering, petroleum engineering, physics, psychology, and technical communication. associate degree programs are also available.

New Mexico Institute is a world leader in research areas such as hydrology, astrophysics, atmospheric physics, geophysics, homeland security, information technology, geosciences, energetic materials engineering, and petroleum recovery.

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The institute offers more than 15 minors and non-degree programs in art history, education, English, fine arts, history, languages, music, philosophy, physical recreation, political science, and theater.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is centrally located in Rio Grande valley, in the city of Socorro, New Mexico. The campus is one hour away from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has an enrollment of more than 1,800 and a student-faculty ratio of 12 to 1. Ninety-nine percent of the full-time faculty has earned doctoral degrees.

Eighty-five percent of the students are New Mexico residents and 15 percent are from out of state. The average age of the student body is 18 years old, with the youngest student being age 17 and the oldest age 25.

In fall 2007, 31.4 percent of the freshman were in the top 10 percent of their high school class, 63.4 percent were in the top 25 percent, and 90.7 percent were in the top 50 percent.

The top enrolled bachelor's degree programs are mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, materials engineering, and petroleum engineering.

Research opportunities at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are pursued through the programs of Research and Economic Development, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Center for Explosives Research and Education, Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Etscorn Campus Observatory, Go Tech, Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis, Institute for Engineering Research and Applications, International Law Enforcement Academy, IRIS/PASSCAL, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, MicroElectronics Testing and Technology Obsolescence Program, New Mexico Center for Energy Policy, and nine other research programs and organizations.

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