About The Carnegie Classifications
In 1970, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification of colleges and universities to support its program of research and policy analysis. Derived from empirical data on colleges and universities, the Carnegie Classification was published for use by other researchers in 1973, and subsequently updated in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, and 2005. For over three decades, the Carnegie Classification has been the leading framework for describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. It has been widely used in the study of higher education, both as a way to represent and control for institutional differences, and also in the design of research studies to ensure adequate representation of sampled institutions, students, or faculty.
Institutional Profile of New Mexico State University – Las Cruces Campus
New Mexico State University is a 4-year and above, publicly controlled university with a combined (undergraduate and graduate) enrollment of 13,904 as of Fall 2021.
| Category | Classification | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Instructional Program: | Prof+A&S/HGC | Professions plus arts and sciences, high graduate coexistence |
| Graduate Instructional Program: | CompDoc/NMedVet | Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) |
| Enrollment Profile: | HU | High undergraduate |
| Undergraduate Profile | FT4/S/LTI | Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in |
| Size and Setting: | L4/NR | Large four-year, primarily nonresidential |
| Basic | RU/H | Research Universities (high research activity) |
