Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus is a public college in Portales, NM. Its average net price is $5,238 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$3,739
$30,001 to $48,000$3,982
$48,001 to $75,000$4,346
$75,001 to $110,000$7,441
$110,001 and up$11,918
$7,194Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$9,174Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$5,238Average Net Price
$8,856Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$950Books and Supplies
$4,782Other Expenses
39.7%Students on Pell Grants
19.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

91.7%Acceptance Rate
430 to 540SAT Reading, Middle Half
400 to 520SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$39,521
8 years after entry$42,976
10 years after entry$44,198
38.7%Graduation Rate
62.0%Retention Rate
$13,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Portales, NMLocation
Remote townSetting
3,357Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$50,144 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Agricultural Public Services$45,991 National median for this major n=576Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818$24,109 Small program - rough guide n=47
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,490 Small program - rough guide n=51$19,550 Small program - rough guide n=60
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$35,923 Small program - rough guide n=38$26,727 Small program - rough guide n=72
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$37,711 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$53,567 n=125$19,012 n=152
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$42,697 Small program - rough guide n=46$19,811 Small program - rough guide n=65
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$17,908 Small program - rough guide n=34
Teaching$47,597 Small program - rough guide n=37$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905Not published

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