New Mexico 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For New Mexico 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,274 for New Mexico residents and $18,298 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,048 for New Mexico residents and $16,937 for out-of-state students.

Brookline College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $99,446 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,498 among New Mexico 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $24,052 for state residents and $35,076 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,274$18,298$8,048$16,937
Books & Supplies$1,345$1,345
Room & Board$11,086$11,086
Other Expenses$4,347$4,347
COA$24,052$35,076$24,826$33,715

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico 4-Year Colleges is $7,274 for state residents and $18,298 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,883$1,476$15,070$1,295
2021-2022$4,942$1,495$15,229$1,305
2022-2023$5,138$1,625$15,883$1,296
2023-2024$5,197$1,716$16,041$1,366
2024-2025$5,434$1,840$16,836$1,462
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $8,048 for state residents and $16,937 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$5,484$1,256$14,688$1,172
2021-2022$5,530$1,235$14,443$1,126
2022-2023$5,989$1,250$15,208$1,128
2023-2024$6,127$1,502$15,725$1,385
2024-2025$6,442$1,606$15,466$1,471

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $345 for state residents and $615 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $453 for state residents and $731 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$314$562 $409$639
2021-2022$316$568 $410$645
2022-2023$336$604 $427$701
2023-2024$338$607 $446$721
2024-2025$345$615 $453$731

New Mexico 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,433 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,301 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for New Mexico 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,678$3,647 $10,059$3,841
2021-2022 $9,825$3,645 $10,121$3,711
2022-2023 $10,247$3,894 $10,414$4,148
2023-2024 $10,661$4,067 $11,318$4,306
2024-2025 $11,086$4,347 $11,741$4,560