What is New Mexico State University?
[[Image:New Mexico State University Goddard Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|Goddard Hall at New Mexico State University]] '''New Mexico State University''' is a four-year public [[university]] in the [[United States]]. It has five [[campus]]es,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nmsu.edu/nmsuataglance/ |title=NMSU: NMSU at a Glance |access-date=2010-12-02 |archive-date=2010-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527100921/http://www.nmsu.edu/nmsuataglance/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> but its main campus is in [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]. In 2010, it had about 18,000 undergraduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college/university-new-mexico-1023329|title=University of New Mexico - The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews|website=www.princetonreview.com}}</ref> == History == The school started in 1888. It was first called the Las Cruces College. Soon after, it changed its name to New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. In 1960, its name was changed to New Mexico State University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmsu.edu/General/history.html|title=History of New Mexico State University|publisher=|access-date=2010-12-02|archive-date=2011-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103065359/http://www.nmsu.edu/General/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Sports == New Mexico State University's sports teams, called the Aggies, mainly play in [[Conference USA]]. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.nmsu.edu New Mexico State University] {{Conference USA}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in New Mexico]] [[Category:Conference USA]] [[Category:1888 establishments in the United States]]