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New Mexico Colleges by the Numbers
7 four-year New Mexico colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 7, with New Mexico medians up top.
Published in-state tuition runs from $5,920 at the cheapest campus to $40,504 at the most expensive — a $34,584 spread inside New Mexico alone. New Mexico's ten-year earnings benchmark of $41,944 sits 22% below the national median for college-goers. In New Mexico, 1 school doesn't look at test scores at all, while 1 — New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology — still requires them.
New Mexico has 7 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of New Mexico-Main Campus at 17,244 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at 44.5% admitted; the most open is Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development at 97.5%.
Each New Mexico school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in New Mexico, bring your saved calculator numbers.
New Mexico medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.3% | $8,183 | $41,944 | 46.1% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Mexico; the table below lists the 7 with complete admissions records.
All New Mexico colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales | 91.7% | 850–1070 | $7,194 | 3,357 | $38,550 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe | 97.5% | — | $5,920 | 334 | $24,505 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | 44.5% | 1040–1290 | $9,476 | 995 | $76,489 |
| New Mexico Military Institute | Roswell | 52.6% | not considered | $7,190 | 331 | $57,410 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Las Cruces | 89% | 885–1110 | $8,183 | 11,946 | $39,067 |
| St. John's College | Santa Fe | 53.1% | 1260–1450 | $40,504 | 368 | $44,985 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Albuquerque | 95.2% | 900–1160 | $10,140 | 17,244 | $44,792 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.