in extensive community outreach, hosting popular events like a robotics demolition derby for 6th-12th graders and a weeklong summer science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program for high school students.
The campus population has historically been predominantly male, but it has moved increasingly towards a balance between the sexes. The gender distribution at New Mexico Tech as of 2021 is 68% male and 32% female.
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== Notable alumni ==
Conrad Hilton (born 1887) — American hotelier and the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain
Larry Soderblom (born 1944) — American geophysicist with the Astrogeology Science Center at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has served as chief of the Branch of Astrogeology
Don Tripp (born 1946) — American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 49 since January 1999
Ed Fries — American video game programmer who led the Microsoft team that created the Xbox console
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