NMSU History
It was the year NMSU was founded
What is 1888?
This is the number of colleges in NMSU.
What is 6?
He is NMSU's Mascot
Who is Pistol Pete?
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 Crimson and White?
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 record so far for the NMSU 2023 football season.
What is 2-3?
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 4 (Main campus, DACC, Grants campus, and Alamogordo campus)?
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
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 4% of global institutions, and 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 campus, with an area of 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-knows animation studio that brought us some of the most popular animated films.
What is Pixar?