NMSU History
It was the year NMSU was founded
What is 1888?
This is the number of colleges in NMSU.
What is 7? (ACES, Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering, HEST, Honors, and Graduate)
He is NMSU's Mascot
Who is Pistol Pete?
This is the number of days of sunshine Las Cruces averages.
What is 350?
This product was grown at NMSU and sent to outer space to be grown there.
What are chili peppers
With over 180 degree programs, these are the six different types of degrees or certificates you can get at NMSU.
What are associate, bachelor's, graduate certificate, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctorate?
These are the official NMSU colors.
What are (Aggie) Crimson and White (Sands)? (expanded palette include Azure Sky, Sagebrush Mint, and Desert Monsoon)
This is the cost of NMSU campus shuttle services.
What is free?
The astronomer Clyde Tombaugh taught at NMSU from 1961 to 1973, and discovered this planet.
What is Pluto?
NMSU was the first university in NM to offer student this type of college.
What is an Honors College?
This is the number of NCAA Division 1 sports NMSU competes in.
What is 16?
Located an hour east of Las Cruces, this is a must-see part for sledding on dunes and stunning sunsets.
NMSU has a higher percentage of this type of students than any other research university in NM or AZ.
What are Hispanic students?
This is the number of campuses NMSU has (Bonus points if you can name them)
What are 5 (Main campus, DACC, Global online, Alamogordo, Grants, and Doña Ana county)?
NMSU was one of the first universities to have officially licensed these! (hint, you can get them at Pete's Patio right on campus)
What are beer, wine, whisky, and seltzer
Charming town adjacent to Las Cruces with shops, restaurants, and the site where Billy the Kid was tried.
What is Old Mesilla or Historic Mesilla?
With many notable graduates, one of NMSU's most famous is Alvy Ray Smith, a computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and this well-knows animation studio that brought us some of the most popular animated films.
What is Pixar?
Ranked among the top 10 universities nationwide for bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic and Native American students, it is also one of the world's largest college campuses. The entire NMSU system (including research centers and facilities across the state) spans about these many acres (hint, it's between 1-10,000 acres).
What is 6,250 acres?
With many notable graduates, one of NMSU's most famous is Alvy Ray Smith, a computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and this well-known animation studio that brought us some of the most popular animated films.
What is Pixar?
This 4,928 ft. peak mountain, commonly known as "A" mountain, is tied to NMSU since 1920 when students first painted a large "A" for Aggies.
What is Tortuga Mountain? (Cultural significance: The mountain has long been used for tribal ceremonies, mining, and ranching.)