The following universities are used as a peer group for comparison purposes by New Mexico Tech:

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Colorado School of Mines

Georgia Institute of Technology

Michigan Technological University

University of Missouri at Rolla

Montana Tech of the University of Montana

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Mexico State University

University of New Mexico

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

North Dakota State University

South Dakota School of Mines

Tennessee Technological University