Eastern New Mexico University

I had initially been quite hopeful about the opportunity to join the faculty at Eastern New Mexico University. At the time, the role seemed promising — a chance to bring my community-focused, student-centered approach to a new academic environment. When no offer came, I was admittedly disappointed. But as the Dalai Lama wisely observed, “Sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” And in hindsight, it absolutely was. After reading dozens of student reviews following my campus visit, a clearer picture emerged — one I hadn't fully grasped while there. Time and again, students voiced frustrations about a lack of engagement, unresponsive faculty, and an educational culture that felt indifferent at best and disheartening at worst. A striking number of comments described professors as “unavailable,” “dismissive,” or “disconnected,” with many students expressing they often felt like “an inconvenience rather than a learner", or "how inexpensive ENMU is, but you always get what you pay for." That isn't just unfortunate — it's antithetical to the purpose of higher education. Contrast that with my current university (and several previous ones) where collaboration is celebrated, mentorship is real, and teaching is approached as a sacred responsibility. Now I work alongside colleagues who see students not as burdens but as future leaders worth investing in. The difference in institutional culture has been energizing. And to be honest, had I joined a campus where disengagement is normalized, I fear I might have picked up some bad habits myself. In the words of Garth Brooks, “Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.” This particular unanswered prayer turned out to be a very clear answer indeed — a reminder that where we end up is often more important than where we thought we wanted to go.

Admissions and Enrollment are the most incompetent people ever. I would rather flip burgers for the rest of my life than even register for a class here.

They have an affordable program for speech therapy. We are lucky they are here since there is no one else in Portales or Clovis that has training to handle apraxia. Edit: I have add the the speech clinic is changing so that families will be required to have health insurance. It’s no longer the affordable program it was.the actual staff and students were wonderful though and we will miss them.

This school is horrible. Admission team is rude, financial aid rude and goes back on their word. One day I didn’t have a balance and the next I had a balance of $6,000 in the middle of the semester because “they made a mistake” and was expected to pay all of it in a couple months. Admission is a joke. I applied to ENMU and NMSU the same day and got accepted the next day at NMSU and ENMU took 3 months. This school is all messed up from admission to teachers. Everyone is so rude. I would avoid this school at all means.

I’m currently a sophomore at ENMU and I have really enjoyed my time here. I’m majoring in Electrical Engineering Technology and Mathematics and all of the professors and staff are great in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, all the professors and instructors are plenty knowledgeable about their material and then some. As far as I know, STEM fields at this university are great. I haven’t personally experienced anything wrong other than the advising center’s advice, short patience and short answers, however I have had some problems with other professors that other reviews have mentioned such as professors’ opinions. This university is overall great.

Honestly if you read some of these "reviews" they are alumni from 1980's-90's... Things have changed in the past 20-30 years! I only had 4 good instructors, (sadly only one from my major... a lab instructor who was a graduate student, another was my anthropology instructor and two exercise ) the rest of the instructors are too busy for their students and don't seem to care too much if one of them is struggling in class. Advising staff doesn't help much, give half-fast answers and get really rude if you ask for more than said answer.. especially on the phone. Not to mention ENMU never has it together, like changing the portal in the middle of the semester or giving someone the wrong paperwork to withdrawal... I don't recommend anyone attending this university, it may have a lower cost but you get what you pay for.. lower price, lower education.

Horrible experience. I took one course at this university. My “professor” never posted any lectures and simply gave us chapters to read and assignments.. she did not teach a single thing. She took 3 weeks to grade assignments. She waited until the day after the class ended to grade major assignments. When I questioned her reasoning for my grades she disrespected me and insulted my intelligence. If you want to throw $1,500 away, then take classes at this institution. If not, then go elsewhere.

Yes, the campus is a bit isolated but that means fewer distractions from learning! And the price is right. I had great instructors when I graduated in 1983 and 1984. It was the right place for me. I was in the USAF at Cannon AFB in Clovis through mid-1979 and I attended full-time after I was discharged. College is what you make of it.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this seems like a run of the mill regional state university. It isn't. This school really is a hidden gem in the southwest. They have highly qualified faculty in every department and are well regarded in the especially in their education, science, and anthropology programs. Add in the fact that it is one of the cheapest universities in the whole United States and you've got a winner. I'm proud to say I did my Bachelors here.

Same experience as another student rude uncaring professors and staff. Tricky financial policies. MBA program was not professional. Professors will fail you because they do not agree with your opinion. Graded on how many discussions posted not the actual content. Many professors do not seem like they are in the real world.