New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Also called New Mexico Tech), is a research university located in Socorro, New Mexico. It is a small college focused on engineering and technology. Founded in 1889 by the Territorial Legislature to boost the state economy, and "train young mining engineers". Enrollment as of the year 2003 is less than 2000 students but this number has doubled in the past 20 years.

New Mexico Tech is affiliated with several scientific agencies including:

• The National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Physics
• Petroleum Recovery Research Center
• The Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
• Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis
• National Cave and Karst Research Institute