New Mexico Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2020 New Mexico Colleges Statistics

In New Mexico State, there are 54 New Mexico Colleges - 28 public and 26 private schools. Among them, 51 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 16 schools have graduate programs. 35 New Mexico Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities in New Mexico. Total 125,812 students are attending New Mexico Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 15.37 to 1. The 2020 average tuition & fees at New Mexico Colleges is $3,453 for New Mexico residents and $12,410 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $6,600 for New Mexico residents and $16,288 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2019-2020 statistics for New Mexico Colleges.

St. John's College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $35,755 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest undergraduate costs of $4,070.
St. John's College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $28,482 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest graduate costs of $3,000.
University of the Southwest has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 45%.
St. John's College has the highest amount of financial aid of $35,890.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the most students of 24,319 and National American University-Albuquerque West has the least number of students of 30.
St. John's College has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,365 SAT and 29 ACT score.

New Mexico Colleges Statistics
academic year 2019-2020
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	54 schools
By Types	28 public, 26 private
By Levels	22 four(4) years 22 two but less than four years 10 less than two(2) years
By Categories	2 National Universities 1 Liberal Arts Colleges 22 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$3,453 New Mexico residents $12,410 out-of-state
Graduate	$6,600 New Mexico residents $16,288 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$6,131
Student Population	125,812
Undergraduate	111,877
Graduate	13,935
Acceptance Rate	69.11%
Test Scores	1,147 SAT, 23 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.37 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.

2019-2020 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 Public, 4 yearsSocorro, NM	$23,524 ($8,156)	$6,627	1,895	80%	1,275 SAT 26 ACT	8 to 1
2	St. John's College Private, 4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$35,755	$35,890	371	66%	1,365 SAT 29 ACT	7 to 1
3	University of New Mexico-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$23,292 ($7,875)	$4,833	24,319	94%	1,130 SAT 22 ACT	17 to 1
4	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Public, 4 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$23,076 ($7,087)	$10,038	14,289	55%	1,050 SAT 21 ACT	17 to 1
5	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Public, 4 yearsPortales, NM	$8,448 ($6,450)	$5,958	6,005	58%	1,005 SAT 20 ACT	17 to 1
6	University of the Southwest Private, 4 yearsHobbs, NM	$16,200	$4,683	951	45%	-	14 to 1
7	New Mexico Highlands University Public, 4 yearsLas Vegas, NM	$10,590 ($6,318)	$7,329	3,037	-	-	14 to 1
8	Western New Mexico University Public, 4 yearsSilver City, NM	$13,538 ($6,305)	$7,524	3,248	-	-	15 to 1
-	New Mexico Military Institute Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM	$12,654 ($6,172)	$9,559	412	34%	1,054 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
-	Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque WestPrivate, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$14,335	$4,359	71	-	-	25 to 1
-	Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque Private, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$22,588	$7,184	49	-	-	4 to 1
-	Central New Mexico Community College Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$7,410 ($1,650)	$4,851	23,553	-	-	23 to 1
-	National American University-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,000	$4,677	190	-	-	10 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Public, 2-4 yearsRanchos de Taos, NM	$4,752 ($1,902)	$5,683	1,219	-	-	23 to 1
-	Santa Fe Community College Public, 2-4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$4,605 ($2,115)	$4,188	4,207	-	-	13 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Grants Public, 2-4 yearsGrants, NM	$4,104 ($2,280)	$6,625	996	-	-	17 to 1
-	Glitz School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$16,530	$5,547	87	-	-	16 to 1
-	Massage Therapy Training Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$8,500	-	73	-	-	7 to 1
-	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Public, 4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$5,220	$10,478	589	100%	-	8 to 1
-	Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$10,180	$4,202	124	-	-	14 to 1
-	De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$14,240	-	12	-	-	12 to 1
-	Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe Private, 4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$18,536	-	37	-	-	-
-	Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa FePrivate, Less than 2 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$14,500	$3,301	66	-	-	8 to 1
-	Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Rio RanchoPrivate, Less than 2 yearsRio Rancho, NM	$15,500	$5,818	37	-	-	12 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Public, 2-4 yearsLos Lunas, NM	$5,136 ($1,878)	$5,362	2,041	-	-	32 to 1
-	Brown Mackie College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$12,852	-	267	-	-	4 to 1
-	New Mexico Junior College Public, 2-4 yearsHobbs, NM	$1,968 ($1,776)	$2,353	2,247	-	-	15 to 1
-	Carrington College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$46,493	$5,733	351	90%	-	21 to 1
-	Clovis Community College Public, 2-4 yearsClovis, NM	$2,984 ($1,616)	$3,829	3,107	-	-	18 to 1
-	Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Public, 2-4 yearsRuidoso, NM	$2,500 ($1,708)	$4,075	605	-	-	14 to 1
-	Olympian Academy of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2 yearsAlamogordo, NM	$15,495	$4,180	742	-	-	20 to 1
-	Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Public, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$1,095	$4,067	367	-	-	18 to 1
-	San Juan College Public, 2-4 yearsFarmington, NM	$4,330 ($1,546)	$4,157	6,679	-	-	15 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Carlsbad Public, 2-4 yearsCarlsbad, NM	$4,108 ($2,068)	$4,997	1,791	-	-	17 to 1
-	Burrell College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsLas Cruces, NM	-	-	476	-	-	-
-	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Public, 2-4 yearsGallup, NM	$4,855 ($1,932)	$6,153	2,190	-	-	27 to 1
-	Brookline College-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,225	$8,977	312	-	-	16 to 1
-	Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Public, 2-4 yearsRoswell, NM	$5,616 ($2,424)	$5,365	2,427	-	-	22 to 1
-	University of Phoenix-New MexicoPrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$9,552	$3,553	91	-	-	5 to 1
-	Navajo Technical University Public, 4 yearsCrownpoint, NM	$4,070	$5,229	1,600	-	-	12 to 1
-	Luna Community College Public, 2-4 yearsLas Vegas, NM	$2,426 ($1,298)	$4,764	1,093	-	-	13 to 1
-	Mesalands Community College Public, 2-4 yearsTucumcari, NM	$3,204 ($2,004)	$5,406	1,068	-	-	18 to 1
-	Santa Fe University of Art and Design Private, 4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$26,635	-	161	-	-	6 to 1
-	Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute Private, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$19,400	$3,927	40	-	-	10 to 1
-	University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Public, 2-4 yearsLos Alamos, NM	$5,623 ($2,200)	$4,998	871	-	-	24 to 1
-	Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-AlbuquerquePrivate, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,500	$4,368	150	-	-	18 to 1
-	National American University-Albuquerque WestPrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$15,000	$4,743	30	-	-	11 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Public, 2-4 yearsLas Cruces, NM	$5,664 ($2,160)	$5,784	7,876	-	-	22 to 1
-	ITT Technical Institute-AlbuquerquePrivate, 4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	-	-	-	-	-	14 to 1
-	Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerquePrivate, 2-4 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$14,335	$4,632	565	-	-	25 to 1
-	Southwestern College Private, 4 yearsSanta Fe, NM	$22,271	-	176	-	-	-
-	Northern New Mexico College Public, 4 yearsEspanola, NM	$13,676 ($4,952)	$5,597	926	-	-	12 to 1
-	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Public, 2-4 yearsAlamogordo, NM	$5,376 ($2,424)	$6,123	1,636	-	-	18 to 1
-	Aveda Institute-New MexicoPrivate, Less than 2 yearsAlbuquerque, NM	$16,840	$4,308	90	-	-	20 to 1
	Average	$12,410 ($3,453)	$6,131	125,812	69.11%	1,147 SAT	15.37 to 1