University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 51% last year.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus with 50% and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus with 41% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New Mexico Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of New Mexico Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 51% and New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the second highest graduation rate of 50%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,188 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,066 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 67.22% and the average SAT score is 985 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 47.33% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 3 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 3 New Mexico Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. New Mexico Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NMPublic, 4-year 51.00%
2.58%
$26,450
($8,115)
28.90%96.07%-21,95317 to 1
2
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New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NMPublic, 4-year 50.00%
0.41%
$25,271
($8,147)
18.78%78.05%1,02014,26816 to 1
3
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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NMPublic, 4-year 41.00%
1.07%
$8,843
($6,863)
92.37%27.55%9505,10616 to 1
Average47.33%$20,188
($7,708)
46.68%67.22%98513,77616 to 1