New Mexico Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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

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

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Mexico Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$802$760
2021-2022$802$759
2022-2023$830$773
2023-2024$831$842
2024-2025$854$858

New Mexico Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for New Mexico Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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