For New Mexico, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,893 for New Mexico residents and $9,952 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,146 for New Mexico residents and $16,742 for out-of-state students.

Brookline College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $88,847 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico. For graduate programs, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,852 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,268 among New Mexico.

You can narrow New Mexico colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico in 2024 is $18,743 for state residents and $24,802 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,893$9,952$7,146$16,742
Books & Supplies$1,349$1,349
Room & Board$9,335$9,335
Other Expenses$4,166$4,166
COA$18,743$24,802$21,997$31,592

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico is $3,893 for state residents and $9,952 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$2,745$806$9,028$717
2020-2021$2,778$851$8,939$781
2021-2022$2,800$862$8,537$840
2022-2023$2,909$890$8,861$855
2023-2024$3,893-$9,952$0

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico in 2024 is $7,146 for state residents and $16,742 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,508$1,228$15,471$1,022
2020-2021$5,484$1,256$15,568$1,046
2021-2022$5,530$1,235$14,915$1,090
2022-2023$5,989$1,250$16,115$1,089
2023-2024$5,453$1,693$15,333$1,409

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico in 2024 is $131 for state residents and $352 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $306 for state residents and $734 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Mexico (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$197$342 $373$578
2020-2021$193$347 $380$592
2021-2022$167$328 $381$597
2022-2023$176$345 $396$649
2023-2024$131$352 $306$734

New Mexico Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico in 2024 is $13,502 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,631 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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Mexico (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,706$3,995 $9,539$4,387
2020-2021 $8,161$4,003 $9,530$4,205
2021-2022 $8,277$4,072 $9,695$4,129
2022-2023 $9,493$4,192 $10,224$4,269
2023-2024 $9,335$4,166 $11,195$4,436