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New Mexico Colleges by the Numbers
11 college profiles in our New Mexico directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) 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 of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for New Mexico, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 1 reported not considering them. 4 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
New Mexico has 11 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of New Mexico-Main Campus at 17,244 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at 44.5% admitted; the highest is at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development at 97.5%.
Each New Mexico profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing New Mexico schools.
New Mexico medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.3% | $8,183 | $41,944 | 46.1% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Mexico; the directory below lists 11 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All New Mexico colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | — | — | — | 542 | $29,576 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales | 91.7% | 830–1060 | $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 Highlands University | Las Vegas | — | — | $7,416 | 1,451 | $45,937 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | 44.5% | 1080–1310 | $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% | 870–1110 | $8,183 | 11,946 | $39,067 |
| St. John's College | Santa Fe | 53.1% | 1290–1460 | $40,504 | 368 | $44,985 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Albuquerque | 95.2% | 890–1170 | $10,140 | 17,244 | $44,792 |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | — | — | $16,670 | 346 | $45,389 |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | — | — | $7,856 | 2,026 | $39,095 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.