2025-26 Statistics

Colleges in New Mexico

At a Glance
Admission, Tuition, Population, and more
Updated: May 14, 2026
New Mexico has 46 colleges and universities.
44 schools offer undergraduate programs and 13 schools offer graduate programs.
In New Mexico, there are 1 ABA-accredited law schools and 1 LCME-accredited medical schools.
By school type, 28 public and 18 private colleges are active for the academic year 2024-2025 in New Mexico.
By school level, there are 16 4-Years Colleges, 21 Community Colleges, and 9 Technical Colleges in New Mexico.
4-Years CollegesCommunity CollegesTechnical Colleges
Total16219
Public9190
Private (not-for-profit)300
Private (for-profit)429

Average Tuition & Fees

For 4-year colleges, the average undergraduate tuition & fees are $7,320 for New Mexico residents and $16,220 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $8,531 for New Mexico residents and $17,144 for out-of-state students.

4-Year Colleges Tuition

Over the past 5 years, 4-year college tuition has increased 15.1% for in-state and 14% for out-of-state students at public schools.
At private schools, the tuition has increased 14.4%. See the detailed tuition history below.
New Mexico Colleges Tuition & Fees
Public SchoolsPrivate Schools
NM ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$6,359$14,228$25,001
2022$6,437$14,441$25,950
2023$6,772$15,043$27,145
2024$6,930$15,192$27,808
2025$7,320$16,220$28,592

Community Colleges Tuition

Over the past 5 years, community college tuition has increased 10% for in-state and 8.1% for out-of-state students at public schools.
New Mexico Community Colleges Tuition & Fees
Public SchoolsPrivate Schools
NM ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$2,250$4,929-
2022$2,261$5,003-
2023$2,358$5,156-
2024$2,414$5,203-
2025$2,475$5,330-

Graduate Schools Tuition

The graduate tuition has increased 26.2% for in-state and 28.4% for out-of-state students over the past 5 years
At private graduate schools, the tuition has increased 5.3%.
New Mexico Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees
Public SchoolsPrivate Schools
NM ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$6,757$13,351$23,225
2022$6,787$13,364$23,121
2023$7,629$15,326$24,208
2024$8,057$15,917$24,208
2025$8,531$17,144$24,457

Living Costs

The average living costs at New Mexico colleges are $14,045 when a student lives on-campus and $17,342 when living-off campus.
On-campus living costs have increased 15.5% and off-campus costs have increased 26.3% over the past 5 years.
Living Costs at New Mexico Colleges
On-CampusOff-Campus
2021$12,164$13,735
2022$12,349$13,825
2023$13,455$14,493
2024$13,502$15,631
2025$14,045$17,342

Admission & SAT Scores

On average, 78.5% of applicants are admitted to New Mexico colleges.
The admission rate ranges from 44.5% to 97.5% across colleges in New Mexico.
The average SAT score at New Mexico colleges is 1,117. SAT scores range from 940 to 1,420 across colleges in New Mexico.

Financial Aid

On average, 55.02% students have received grants and/or scholarships at New Mexico colleges. The average amount of aid received is $7,454

Enrollment

A total of 115,323 students is attending New Mexico colleges - 100,520 undergraduate and 14,707 graduate students.
Of them, 35,099 students enrolled in online programs exclusively.
Total Number of Students
115,323
Undergraduate
100,520
Graduate
14,707
Online Students
35,099

Faculty & Staff

A total of 8,459 faculties (instructional staffs) are working for colleges in New Mexico and the average faculty salary is $66,640.
There are 22,193 non-instructional staffs and its average salary is $60,568.
Number of Faculties
8,459
Average Faculty Salary
$66,640
Number of Staffs
22,193
Average Staff Salary
$60,568

Best New Mexico colleges

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is ranked #1 in the New Mexico college rankings, followed by Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus in second place.

Highest Tuition & Fees

St. John's College is the most expensive college in New Mexico with a tuition & fees of $40,514 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the second-highest tuition & fees of $33,060.

Highest Graduate Tuition

For graduate programs, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology requires the most expensive tuition & fees of $28,835 and University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the second-highest graduate tuition & fees of $28,734.

Highest SAT Scores

St. John's College has the highest SAT scores of 1,420 submitted by enrolled students and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the second-highest SAT score of 1,205.

Largest New Mexico colleges

University of New Mexico-Main Campus is the largest college with 23,124 students and Central New Mexico Community College has the second-most students of 19,342.

Largest Online colleges

Central New Mexico Community College has the most online students of 7,623 students and New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the second-most online students of 3,649.