For New Mexico Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $28,592.
St. John's College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,514 and University of the Southwest has the lowest tuition & fees of $16,670 among New Mexico Private colleges. For graduate programs, St. John's College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,678 and University of the Southwest has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,682 among New Mexico Private colleges.
The average COA of New Mexico Private colleges in 2025 is $43,662 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $28,592 | $20,532 |
| Books & Supplies | $426 | $426 |
| Room & Board | $12,094 | $12,094 |
| Other Expenses | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| COA | $43,662 | $35,602 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Private colleges is $28,592. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $25,500 | $480 |
| 2021-2022 | $25,500 | $450 |
| 2022-2023 | $26,520 | $625 |
| 2023-2024 | $27,156 | $652 |
| 2024-2025 | $27,913 | $679 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico Private colleges in 2025 is $20,532.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Mexico Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $24,128 | $833 |
| 2021-2022 | $23,059 | $688 |
| 2022-2023 | $22,021 | $665 |
| 2023-2024 | $23,275 | $978 |
| 2024-2025 | $19,533 | $999 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Private colleges in 2025 is $854.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $858.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $802 | $760 |
| 2021-2022 | $802 | $759 |
| 2022-2023 | $830 | $773 |
| 2023-2024 | $831 | $842 |
| 2024-2025 | $854 | $858 |
The average living costs of New Mexico Private colleges in 2025 is $14,644 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,350 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Mexico Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,750 | $1,900 | $13,385 | $1,900 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,544 | $1,900 | $13,739 | $1,900 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,810 | $1,900 | $11,600 | $1,900 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,734 | $2,000 | $14,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,094 | $2,550 | $13,800 | $2,550 |