For New Mexico Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $4,127 for New Mexico residents and $9,078 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,048 for New Mexico residents and $15,717 for out-of-state students.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $33,060 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico Public colleges. For graduate programs, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $28,835 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,520 among New Mexico Public colleges.
The average COA of New Mexico Public colleges in 2025 is $19,419 for state residents and $24,370 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $4,127 | $9,078 | $8,048 | $15,717 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,348 | $1,348 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,241 | $9,241 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,704 | $4,704 | ||
| COA | $19,419 | $24,370 | $23,341 | $31,009 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Public colleges is $4,127 for state residents and $9,078 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $2,816 | $872 | $7,300 | $880 |
| 2021-2022 | $2,840 | $887 | $7,414 | $894 |
| 2022-2023 | $2,952 | $918 | $7,697 | $899 |
| 2023-2024 | $2,964 | $1,000 | $7,698 | $975 |
| 2024-2025 | $3,070 | $1,057 | $8,049 | $1,029 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico Public colleges in 2025 is $8,048 for state residents and $15,717 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Mexico Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,484 | $1,256 | $11,541 | $1,256 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,530 | $1,235 | $11,571 | $1,235 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,989 | $1,250 | $12,937 | $1,261 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,127 | $1,502 | $13,209 | $1,502 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,442 | $1,606 | $14,110 | $1,606 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Public colleges in 2025 is $131 for state residents and $320 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $318 for state residents and $688 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $119 | $293 | $292 | $599 |
| 2021-2022 | $120 | $297 | $293 | $607 |
| 2022-2023 | $128 | $314 | $311 | $677 |
| 2023-2024 | $129 | $316 | $313 | $680 |
| 2024-2025 | $131 | $320 | $318 | $688 |
The average living costs of New Mexico Public colleges in 2025 is $13,945 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,335 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,563 | $4,353 | $9,229 | $4,300 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,733 | $4,435 | $9,276 | $4,296 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,107 | $4,544 | $10,036 | $4,451 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,936 | $4,527 | $10,753 | $4,701 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,241 | $4,704 | $11,796 | $5,540 |