Former name | Eastern New Mexico Junior College (1927–1940) Eastern New Mexico College (1940–1949) |
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Motto | Explore. Experience. Excel.[1] |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1927 |
Academic affiliations | CONAHEC |
Chancellor | James N Johnston |
Academic staff | 156 full-time and 83 part-time (Fall 2023)[2] |
Students | 5,106 (3,833 undergraduate) (Fall 2023)[3] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban/small town, 433 acres (1.75 km2) (main campus)[1] |
Colors | Green & silver[4] |
Nickname | Greyhounds |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Lone Star |
Website | www |
Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensive university and is the most recently founded state university in New Mexico (legislated in 1927, opened in 1934). It is a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. The ENMU System consists of three campuses.