New Mexico Tech

1. Home to one of the world’s largest university-owned explosives testing facilities: the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC).

2. #1 nationally for the percentage of bachelor's students who go on to earn a PhD.

3. Every undergraduate — regardless of major — completes six core science courses and a real-world capstone project with industry, government, or military partners.

4. Designated Cybersecurity Center of Academic Excellence by the NSA.

5. Home to the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research — one of the world's premier lightning research facilities, perched 10,000 feet above sea level  (select 4 as placeholder, not approved)