Most Affordable Colleges in New Mexico
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clovis Community College Clovis · community | $3,230 | 21.1% | $34,020 | — |
| 2 | New Mexico Military Institute Roswell · community | $4,571 | 39.8% | $57,410 | 52.6% |
| 3 | Luna Community College Las Vegas · community | $4,595 | 20.8% | $32,461 | — |
| 4 | Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque · community | $4,621 | 34.0% | $36,869 | — |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales · public | $4,904 | 50.1% | $38,550 | 91.7% |
| 6 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque · public | $5,181 | 47.4% | $27,660 | — |
| 7 | Navajo Technical University Crownpoint · public | $5,338 | 42.0% | $26,364 | — |
| 8 | Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad · community | $5,734 | 18.0% | — | — |
| 9 | San Juan College Farmington · community | $5,769 | 38.5% | $36,513 | — |
| 10 | New Mexico Junior College Hobbs · community | $6,524 | 20.8% | $34,233 | — |
| 11 | Northern New Mexico College Espanola · community | $7,276 | 29.7% | $38,112 | — |
| 12 | Western New Mexico University Silver City · public | $8,522 | 44.3% | $39,095 | — |
| 13 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces · public | $8,889 | 54.6% | $39,067 | 89.0% |
| 14 | Mesalands Community College Tucumcari · community | $9,445 | 59.7% | $32,272 | — |
| 15 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro · public | $9,873 | 60.0% | $76,489 | 44.5% |
| 16 | Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe · community | $11,067 | 28.6% | $38,005 | — |
| 17 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe · public | $12,570 | 34.0% | $24,505 | 97.5% |
| 18 | Glitz School of Cosmetology Las Cruces · private | $14,378 | 63.8% | — | — |
| 19 | New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas · public | $14,838 | 49.1% | $45,937 | — |
| 20 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque · public | $15,489 | 56.6% | $44,792 | 95.2% |
| 21 | Aveda Institute-New Mexico Albuquerque · private | $15,607 | 85.2% | — | — |
| 22 | Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $15,634 | 79.6% | $33,273 | — |
| 23 | University of the Southwest Hobbs · private | $16,927 | 40.7% | $45,389 | — |
| 24 | Olympian Academy of Cosmetology LAS CRUCES · private | $20,793 | 63.3% | $23,991 | — |
| 25 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $21,084 | 72.2% | $30,917 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.