Established in 1888, New Mexico State University in Las Cruces is the state’s land-grant university, serving the educational needs of New Mexico’s diverse population through comprehensive programs of education, research, extension education and public service. The New Mexico State University system includes community colleges in Las Crcues, Alamogordo, Carlsbad and Grants.
The mission of the New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. is to foster personal and corporate philanthropy, to continually excel in its fundraising performance, to be a prudent and productive steward of its endowments, and to honor its profound fiduciary responsibility to its donors, all within its commitment to proudly serve and assist New Mexico State University in becoming one of the nation’s pre-eminent universities.
New Mexico State University is the state's land-grant university, serving the educational needs of New Mexico's diverse population through comprehensive programs of education, research, extension education, and public service in all 33 New Mexico counties.