New Mexico Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2023 New Mexico Colleges Statistics

In New Mexico State, there are 55 New Mexico Colleges - 28 public and 27 private schools. Among them, 52 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 16 schools have graduate programs. 38 New Mexico Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities in New Mexico. Total 112,526 students are attending New Mexico Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 15.17 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at New Mexico Colleges is $3,671 for New Mexico residents and $14,547 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $6,961 for New Mexico residents and $17,215 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for New Mexico Colleges.

Brookline College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $91,801 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest undergraduate costs of $2,402.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,852 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest graduate costs of $5,870.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 28.02%.
St. John's College has the highest amount of financial aid of $24,923.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most students of 21,953 and Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe has the least number of students of 7.
St. John's College has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,370 SAT and 31 ACT score.

New Mexico Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	55 schools
By Types	28 public, 27 private
By Levels	22 four(4) years 22 two but less than four years 11 less than two(2) years
By Categories	2 National Universities 1 Liberal Arts Colleges 22 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$3,671 New Mexico residents $14,547 out-of-state
Graduate	$6,961 New Mexico residents $17,215 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$6,113
Student Population	112,526
Undergraduate	98,432
Graduate	14,094
Acceptance Rate	69.46%
Test Scores	1,139 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.17 to 1

New Mexico Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists New Mexico Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the New Mexico college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 New Mexico Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Request Info Public, 4-yearsSocorro, NM	$26,312 ($9,058)	$8,442	1,689	74%	1,215 SAT 26 ACT	9 to 1
2	St. John's College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM	$37,090	$24,923	439	54%	1,370 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
3	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Request Info Public, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$26,412 ($8,076)	$6,039	21,953	96%	- 21 ACT	17 to 1
4	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Request Info Public, 4-yearsLas Cruces, NM	$24,667 ($7,543)	$11,932	14,268	78%	1,020 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
5	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Request Info Public, 4-yearsPortales, NM	$8,718 ($6,738)	$6,688	5,106	28%	950 SAT 18 ACT	16 to 1
6	University of the Southwest Request Info Private, 4-yearsHobbs, NM	$17,200	$11,895	1,066	-	-	19 to 1
7	New Mexico Highlands University Request Info Public, 4-yearsLas Vegas, NM	$11,988 ($7,140)	$6,101	2,677	-	-	10 to 1
8	Western New Mexico University Request Info Public, 4-yearsSilver City, NM	$14,287 ($7,657)	$6,764	3,378	-	-	11 to 1
-	Northern New Mexico College Request Info Public, 4-yearsEspanola, NM	$14,328 ($5,064)	$5,447	1,154	-	-	12 to 1
-	A Better U Beauty Barber Academy Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$17,900	$5,889	38	-	-	11 to 1
-	Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$15,500	$4,690	68	-	-	15 to 1
-	Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM	$5,616 ($2,424)	$5,615	1,856	-	-	24 to 1
-	University of Phoenix-New Mexico Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$9,552	$2,759	13	-	-	5 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAlamogordo, NM	$5,592 ($2,520)	$6,167	1,032	-	-	11 to 1
-	Aveda Institute-New Mexico Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$16,818	$3,361	145	-	-	20 to 1
-	Luna Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsLas Vegas, NM	$2,882 ($1,538)	$4,915	774	-	-	12 to 1
-	Navajo Technical University Request Info Public, 4-yearsCrownpoint, NM	$2,402	$5,881	1,354	-	-	8 to 1
-	New Mexico Military Institute Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM	$14,017 ($6,965)	$11,149	424	56%	-	12 to 1
-	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$14,700	$5,715	75	-	-	20 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsLos Lunas, NM	$5,130 ($1,878)	$4,695	1,953	-	-	19 to 1
-	Urban Academy of Beauty Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsRio Rancho, NM	$12,000	$5,479	17	-	-	14 to 1
-	Mesalands Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsTucumcari, NM	$3,408 ($2,136)	$5,560	824	-	-	12 to 1
-	Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$23,044	-	49	-	-	4 to 1
-	Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$12,852	-	267	-	-	4 to 1
-	Santa Fe University of Art and Design Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM	$26,635	-	161	-	-	6 to 1
-	National American University-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,000	-	190	-	-	10 to 1
-	Central New Mexico Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$7,978 ($1,858)	$3,695	19,095	-	-	20 to 1
-	New Mexico Junior College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsHobbs, NM	$2,280 ($1,920)	$2,465	2,228	-	-	17 to 1
-	Carrington College-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$56,400	$3,987	377	-	-	18 to 1
-	Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$10,600	$4,880	97	-	-	20 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRanchos de Taos, NM	$5,004 ($2,004)	$4,302	1,222	-	-	36 to 1
-	Clovis Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsClovis, NM	$3,224 ($1,736)	$4,500	2,303	-	-	17 to 1
-	Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsRuidoso, NM	$2,644 ($1,804)	$4,727	691	-	-	12 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsLos Alamos, NM	$5,578 ($2,214)	$3,530	1,009	-	-	23 to 1
-	Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,000	$4,346	167	-	-	30 to 1
-	Santa Fe Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$4,995 ($2,505)	$3,136	3,266	-	-	11 to 1
-	Olympian Academy of Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlamogordo, NM	$16,800	$4,635	688	-	-	18 to 1
-	National American University-Albuquerque West Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,000	-	30	-	-	11 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Grants Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsGrants, NM	$4,272 ($2,376)	$6,577	825	-	-	17 to 1
-	Glitz School of Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$21,100	$4,086	168	-	-	20 to 1
-	Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$1,095	$3,794	357	-	-	21 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$5,880 ($2,238)	$6,473	6,662	-	-	20 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	-	-	-	-	-	14 to 1
-	Massage Therapy Training Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$8,500	-	73	-	-	7 to 1
-	San Juan College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFarmington, NM	$4,882 ($1,714)	$3,555	5,454	-	-	12 to 1
-	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$16,355	$6,088	690	-	-	18 to 1
-	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Request Info Public, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM	$5,561	$10,194	868	100%	-	9 to 1
-	Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$12,910	-	124	-	-	14 to 1
-	Southeast New Mexico College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsCarlsbad, NM	$4,008 ($1,968)	$5,716	1,673	-	-	13 to 1
-	Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Request Info Private, 4-yearsLas Cruces, NM	-	-	636	-	-	-
-	Southwestern College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM	$18,400	-	193	-	-	-
-	De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$14,240	-	12	-	-	12 to 1
-	Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM	$26,997	-	7	-	-	-
-	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsGallup, NM	$5,422 ($2,646)	$4,582	2,113	-	-	36 to 1
-	Brookline College-Albuquerque Request Info Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$91,801	$7,487	528	-	-	18 to 1
	Average	$14,547 ($3,671)	$6,113	112,526	69.46%	1,139 SAT	15.17 to 1