Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico · Public · 3,357 undergraduates · enmu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
92%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
830 to 1060
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$22,880Est.Estimate
$25,070 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
92% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$25,070
a year in 2027-28, from a $25,070 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 950
Send your score
About 38% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 770, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- ACCUPLACER placement testing provided if no scores submitted (placement only)
Source: ENMU 2025-27 Undergraduate Catalog (Admission section) · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
92%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 830 to 1060
Reading and Writing 430 to 540
Math 400 to 520
ACT composite 17 to 23
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$22,880
a year, in state
$25,070
a year, out of state (tuition $9,680)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$11,918
Financial aidEstimate
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$11,757
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
New Mexico programs for residents
New Mexico Competitive Scholarship
State program · Out-of-state students
>= $100/semester scholarship plus in-state tuition and fee rates
- 3.00+ GPA, 1180+ SAT or 26+ ACT, Large university (>150,000 SCH/yr) - GPA 3.0 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.50+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 23+ ACT, Large university (>150,000 SCH/yr) - GPA 3.5 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.00+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 23+ ACT, Small university - GPA 3.0 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.50+ GPA, 950+ SAT or 20+ ACT, Small university - GPA 3.5 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
New Mexico Scholars Program
State program · In-state students
Tuition, required fees and books (public); private nonprofit: highest state-institution tuition+fees+books
- 1140+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Test-score pathway; Combined family income <= $60,000/yr; full-time undergrad; enroll by end of 21st year
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1610 or 1240 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS 1610/1240 AND 2610 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1610 or 1240 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS 1610/1240 AND 2610 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | GSS 1XX |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 2110 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 2110 & 2120 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 1110/L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 2110/L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | GMAT 1XX |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1510 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1510 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1510 & 1520 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1110/L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1215/L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4 | CHEM 1215/L AND 1225/L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GFL 1XX |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GFL 1XX |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GSS 1XX |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1210 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CSCI 1210 and 2210 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1610 or 1240 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1410 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1110 & 1410 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | GPS4 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1150 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1150 & 1160 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 1110 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FREN 1110 & 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | FREN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GFL 1XX |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GLAN 6 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GFL 1XX |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GSS 1XX |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GFL 1XX |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | GFL 1XX |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | GFL 1XX |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2110 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2120 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1210 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1230/L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1240/L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | GPS4 1XX |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | GPS4 1XX |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | GMAT 1XX |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1110 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GHUM 2996 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | GHUM 2996 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 1110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 1110 & 1120 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | SPAN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | GFL 1XX |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 1350 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 1120 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1110 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1110 & 1120 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | GHUM 1XX |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
39%
Come back for a second year
62%
Typical earnings
$44,198
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus$55,676
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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