New Mexico offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your New Mexico research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Hobbs. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Hobbs is right for you.
HOBBS, NEW MEXICO QUICK STATSCounty: Lea
Incorporated: 1929
Elevation: 3621 feet
Land Area: 18.9 square miles
Population Density: 1610 people per square mile
Population: 30,476
Population change since 2000: 6.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (48.9%), Hispanic (42.2%), Other race (24.4%), Black (6.8%), Two or more races (3.7%), American Indian (1.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (7.2%), Irish (6.4%), United States (6.2%), English (5.6%), Dutch (1.6%), French (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Odessa, TX (74.2 miles , pop. 90,943)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (202.3 miles , pop. 563,662)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (354.9 miles , pop. 1,144,646)
Nearest cities: Eunice, NM (4.3 miles ), Lovington, NM (4.5 miles ), Denver City, TX (5.0 miles ), Seminole, TX (5.3 miles ), Seagraves, TX (6.1 miles ), Plains, TX (6.1 miles ), Tatum, NM (6.2 miles ), Jal, NM (6.5 miles )
Hobbs Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
HOBBS, NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 66.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.90%
Colleges/Universities in Hobbs:
NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,903, Location: 5317 LOVINGTON HWY, Public, Website: www.nmjc.cc.nm.us COLLEGE OF THE SOUTHWEST FT enrollment: 384, Location: 6610 LOVINGTON HWY, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Hobbs:
ODESSA COLLEGE about 72 miles, ODESSA, TX, Full-time enrollment: 2,555 SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE about 75 miles, LEVELLAND, TX, FT enrollment: 3,851 MIDLAND COLLEGE about 78 miles, MIDLAND, TX, FT enrollment: 2,800 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY about 99 miles, LUBBOCK, TX, FT enrollment: 22,439 EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 102 miles, PORTALES, NM, FT enrollment: 2,955 WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY about 121 miles, PLAINVIEW, TX, FT enrollment: 2,578 SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY about 166 miles, ALPINE, TX, FT enrollment: 2,076
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