部分知名校友：

Rich Beem, PGA Tour member and 2002 PGA Champion

Baxter Black, Radio Commentator, Philosopher, Poet

Garrey Carruthers, Former Governor of New Mexico and Current President of NMSU

Alan Hale, Astronomer, discoverer of the Hale-Bopp Comet

Danny Villanueva, NFL placekicker and punter, and Spanish TelevisionPioneer

Kenton Keith, Indianapolis Colts

Kevin Johnson, CEO of Juniper Networks

Christine Aguilera,President of SkyMall

Billy Keys, New York Knicks

Jaron Lanier, VR scholar

Donald Malloy, “We are Marshall”, Detroit Lions

Steve Pearce, U.S. Congressman (R-NM) and 2008 Senate Candidate

Sideeq Shabazz, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons

Tony Wragge, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers

Lloyd Williams, Transportation Executive

Brittany Toll, Miss New Mexico 2011

Randy Brown, 美国职篮NBA球员（1991-2003）、三度NBA总冠军、新墨州立大学篮球校队后卫（1989-1991）

陈智源，台湾棒球国手，新墨西哥州立大学机械工程博士

部分知名教职员工：

Clyde WilliamTombaugh, Astronomer, discoverer of Pluto

Mark Medoff, Playwright, Screenwriter and Director

Ken Hammond, Former SDS activist

Garrey Carruthers, Former Governor of New Mexico and Current President of NMSU

Edward O. Thorp, Mathematician best known for writing the bookBeat the Dealer,and co-inventing the first wearable computer; Associate Professor of Mathematics 1961–65

David Boje, Endowed Bank of America Professor of Management