EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University (NMSU) is ranked No. 244 in the nation's top universities list published by the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges for 2025. Although NMSU tied at No. 244 for one of the top universities, here are some other spots NMSU ranked nationwide, according to the U.S. News and World Report: No. 135 out of 225 top public schools No. 139 out of 209 of the best undergraduate engineering programs No. 149 (tied) out of 686 best nursing programs No. 255 (tied) out of 318 best economics programs No. 106 out of 433 top performers on social mobility Social mobility is the enrolling and graduating disadvantaged students with Pell Grants, whose gross family income is under $50,000 "NMSU offers best-value programs with student success as the primary goal," said Lakshmi Reddi, interim provost. "Although ranking systems differ in their criteria, which may not include student success, we recognize the need to know how we compare with our peers. Many of our programs are moving up in rankings, and I congratulate our faculty and staff for their drive to excel." According to U.S. News and World Report, to determine a ranking of colleges and universities they "use a wide range of data sources and calculate more than 80 Best Colleges rankings with the intent of enabling students and their families to identify colleges that best meet their needs. The colleges highlighted in these rankings excel in areas such as value, social mobility, teaching, veterans’ needs and more." To read the full ranking and lists, you can visit the U.S. News and World Report website here.