New Mexico Colleges Statistics

Check the 2023 statistics for 55 New Mexico Colleges and compare the schools to get right decision. Below You can view the average values of key academic facts and compare all New Mexico Colleges.
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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.
New Mexico Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools55 schools
By Types28 public, 27 private
By Levels22 four(4) years
22 two but less than four years
11 less than two(2) years
By Categories2 National Universities
1 Liberal Arts Colleges
22 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
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 Population112,526
Undergraduate98,432
Graduate14,094
Acceptance Rate69.46%
Test Scores1,139 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio15.17 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.
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2021-2022 New Mexico Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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Public, 4-yearsSocorro, NM
$26,312
($9,058)
$8,442 1,68974% 1,215 SAT
26 ACT
9 to 1
2 St. John's College
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Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM
$37,090 $24,923 43954% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT
8 to 1
3 University of New Mexico-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$26,412
($8,076)
$6,039 21,95396% -
21 ACT
17 to 1
4 New Mexico State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsLas Cruces, NM
$24,667
($7,543)
$11,932 14,26878% 1,020 SAT
20 ACT
16 to 1
5 Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsPortales, NM
$8,718
($6,738)
$6,688 5,10628% 950 SAT
18 ACT
16 to 1
6 University of the Southwest
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Private, 4-yearsHobbs, NM
$17,200 $11,895 1,066- - 19 to 1
7 New Mexico Highlands University
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Public, 4-yearsLas Vegas, NM
$11,988
($7,140)
$6,101 2,677- - 10 to 1
8 Western New Mexico University
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Public, 4-yearsSilver City, NM
$14,287
($7,657)
$6,764 3,378- - 11 to 1
- Northern New Mexico College
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Public, 4-yearsEspanola, NM
$14,328
($5,064)
$5,447 1,154- - 12 to 1
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$17,900 $5,889 38- - 11 to 1
- Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSanta Fe, NM
$15,500 $4,690 68- - 15 to 1
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM
$5,616
($2,424)
$5,615 1,856- - 24 to 1
- University of Phoenix-New Mexico
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$9,552 $2,759 13- - 5 to 1
- New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
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Public, 2-4 yearsAlamogordo, NM
$5,592
($2,520)
$6,167 1,032- - 11 to 1
- Aveda Institute-New Mexico
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$16,818 $3,361 145- - 20 to 1
- Luna Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsLas Vegas, NM
$2,882
($1,538)
$4,915 774- - 12 to 1
- Navajo Technical University
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Public, 4-yearsCrownpoint, NM
$2,402 $5,881 1,354- - 8 to 1
- New Mexico Military Institute
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Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM
$14,017
($6,965)
$11,149 42456% - 12 to 1
- Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West
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Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$14,700 $5,715 75- - 20 to 1
- University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsLos Lunas, NM
$5,130
($1,878)
$4,695 1,953- - 19 to 1
- Urban Academy of Beauty
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRio Rancho, NM
$12,000 $5,479 17- - 14 to 1
- Mesalands Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsTucumcari, NM
$3,408
($2,136)
$5,560 824- - 12 to 1
- Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$23,044 - 49- - 4 to 1
- Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$12,852 - 267- - 4 to 1
- Santa Fe University of Art and Design
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Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM
$26,635 - 161- - 6 to 1
- National American University-Albuquerque
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$15,000 - 190- - 10 to 1
- Central New Mexico Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$7,978
($1,858)
$3,695 19,095- - 20 to 1
- New Mexico Junior College
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Public, 2-4 yearsHobbs, NM
$2,280
($1,920)
$2,465 2,228- - 17 to 1
- Carrington College-Albuquerque
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Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$56,400 $3,987 377- - 18 to 1
- Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$10,600 $4,880 97- - 20 to 1
- University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsRanchos de Taos, NM
$5,004
($2,004)
$4,302 1,222- - 36 to 1
- Clovis Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsClovis, NM
$3,224
($1,736)
$4,500 2,303- - 17 to 1
- Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRuidoso, NM
$2,644
($1,804)
$4,727 691- - 12 to 1
- University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsLos Alamos, NM
$5,578
($2,214)
$3,530 1,009- - 23 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$15,000 $4,346 167- - 30 to 1
- Santa Fe Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSanta Fe, NM
$4,995
($2,505)
$3,136 3,266- - 11 to 1
- Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlamogordo, NM
$16,800 $4,635 688- - 18 to 1
- National American University-Albuquerque West
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$15,000 - 30- - 11 to 1
- New Mexico State University-Grants
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Public, 2-4 yearsGrants, NM
$4,272
($2,376)
$6,577 825- - 17 to 1
- Glitz School of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM
$21,100 $4,086 168- - 20 to 1
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
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Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$1,095 $3,794 357- - 21 to 1
- New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
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Public, 2-4 yearsLas Cruces, NM
$5,880
($2,238)
$6,473 6,662- - 20 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
- - -- - 14 to 1
- Massage Therapy Training Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM
$8,500 - 73- - 7 to 1
- San Juan College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFarmington, NM
$4,882
($1,714)
$3,555 5,454- - 12 to 1
- Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
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Private, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$16,355 $6,088 690- - 18 to 1
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
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Public, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM
$5,561 $10,194 868100% - 9 to 1
- Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$12,910 - 124- - 14 to 1
- Southeast New Mexico College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCarlsbad, NM
$4,008
($1,968)
$5,716 1,673- - 13 to 1
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Private, 4-yearsLas Cruces, NM
- - 636- - -
- Southwestern College
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Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM
$18,400 - 193- - -
- De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$14,240 - 12- - 12 to 1
- Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe
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Private, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM
$26,997 - 7- - -
- University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsGallup, NM
$5,422
($2,646)
$4,582 2,113- - 36 to 1
- Brookline College-Albuquerque
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Private, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM
$91,801 $7,487 528- - 18 to 1
Average$14,547
($3,671)
$6,113 112,52669.46% 1,139 SAT 15.17 to 1
*New Mexico college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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New Mexico Best Colleges

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1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyPublic, 4-yearsSocorro, NM

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2. St. John's CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSanta Fe, NM

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3. University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsAlbuquerque, NM

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4. New Mexico State University-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsLas Cruces, NM

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5. Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPublic, 4-yearsPortales, NM

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6. University of the SouthwestPrivate, 4-yearsHobbs, NM

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022