There are 42 colleges in New Mexico - 28 public and 14 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the New Mexico colleges is $7,070 for state residents and $24,674 for out-of-state students.
23 New Mexico cities have at least one college and, of them, Albuquerque has the most of 10 colleges. It has 2 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 44,582 students. Santa Fe and LAS CRUCES also has a number of colleges of 5 and 4 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the New Mexico colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Albuquerque | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $66,253 ($10,140) |
$28,734 ($9,860) |
44,582 | 38,908 | 5,674 | 17 to 1 |
| Santa Fe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $22,157 ($5,920) |
$20,553 ($12,745) |
6,227 | 5,769 | 458 | 9 to 1 |
| LAS CRUCES | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $25,307 ($8,183) |
$19,448 ($6,605) |
23,070 | 20,169 | 2,901 | 18 to 1 |
| Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $16,670 | $11,682 | 3,365 | 2,581 | 784 | 20 to 1 |
| Roswell | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2,545 | 2,545 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Las Vegas | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $12,336 ($7,416) |
$12,792 ($8,016) |
3,447 | 2,346 | 1,101 | 11 to 1 |
| Espanola | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,328 ($5,064) |
$10,746 ($3,798) |
1,425 | 1,425 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Gallup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,687 | 1,687 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Crownpoint | 1 | 1 | - | - | $2,498 ($2,498) |
$6,520 ($6,520) |
1,704 | 1,678 | 26 | 10 to 1 |
| Ranchos de Taos | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 896 | 896 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Los Alamos | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 349 | 349 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Portales | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,054 ($7,074) |
$7,480 ($5,706) |
5,725 | 4,239 | 1,486 | 18 to 1 |
| Silver City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,341 ($7,855) |
$10,937 ($6,165) |
3,531 | 2,629 | 902 | 12 to 1 |
| Carlsbad | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,431 | 1,431 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Rio Rancho | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 17 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Los Lunas | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 921 | 921 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Farmington | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,452 | 6,452 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Socorro | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,247 ($9,476) |
$28,835 ($9,807) |
1,622 | 1,066 | 556 | 9 to 1 |
| Clovis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,342 | 2,342 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Tucumcari | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 563 | 563 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Alamogordo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,152 | 1,152 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Ruidoso | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 773 | 773 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Grants | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 754 | 754 | - | 15 to 1 |