LAS CRUCES, N.M.
New Mexico State University regents, seeking to boost enrollment, have approved three programs involving out-of-state tuition waivers — including a pilot project to analyze the elimination of nonresident tuition.
Another proposal approved by the board would allow students from historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges to attend NMSU while paying resident tuition.
School officials believe such an effort would boost diversity on campus. The proposal also would include waivers of out-of-state tuition for students who transfer from community colleges in Oklahoma and Texas.
Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers, dean of the College of Business Administration and Economics, recently presented the board with a proposal aimed at analyzing the impact of abolishing out-of-state tuition.
“We believe that we should abolish or modify the out-of-state tuition rates,” Carruthers said. “Many of us believe that by doing that we can enrich the student body.”
Carruthers will present his findings during the regents meeting in October.