Colleges in New Mexico
All 45 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in New Mexico that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools45
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 215 · 21 · 9Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit28 · 3 · 14Control
Award doctorates6In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 15Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 21Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 9Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 28 · private nonprofit: 3 · private for-profit: 14. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see New Mexico's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
3 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 20 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
Every school in New Mexico
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
45 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Alamogordo | 2-year · Public | $14,330 | $5,370 | 27% |
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | Albuquerque | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,216 | $20,494 | 89% |
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | Albuquerque | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,806 | $12,187 | 63% |
| Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute | Albuquerque | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,976 | $13,035 | 93% |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 4-year · Private for-profit | $38,228 | $35,895 | 44% |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 2-year · Private for-profit | $60,729 | $54,426 | 58% |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | 2-year · Public | $14,097 | $6,426 | 33% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,500 | $18,644 | 88% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 2-year · Private for-profit | $41,943 | $31,766 | 62% |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | Albuquerque | 2-year · Public | $14,442 | $6,961 | 11% |
| UEI College-United Education Institute-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $35,737 | $32,250 | — |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Albuquerque | 4-year · Public | $24,715 | $19,966 | 54% |
| Southeast New Mexico College | Carlsbad | 2-year · Public | $13,604 | $6,480 | 20% |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | 2-year · Public | $10,682 | $2,113 | 26% |
| Navajo Technical University | Crownpoint | 4-year · Public | $13,681 | $5,719 | 13% |
| Northern New Mexico College | Espanola | 4-year · Public | $17,210 | $3,919 | 17% |
| San Juan College | Farmington | 2-year · Public | $11,813 | $2,104 | 36% |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup | 2-year · Public | $12,676 | $5,766 | 21% |
| New Mexico State University-Grants | Grants | 2-year · Public | $10,978 | $1,813 | 32% |
| New Mexico Junior College | Hobbs | 2-year · Public | $8,954 | $5,665 | 47% |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,504 | $17,550 | 19% |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Las Cruces | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | Las Cruces | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,390 | $12,541 | 64% |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Las Cruces | 2-year · Public | $10,714 | $1,844 | 17% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Las Cruces | 4-year · Public | $21,766 | $6,313 | 54% |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | 2-year · Public | $25,699 | $21,392 | 28% |
| New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas | 4-year · Public | $24,657 | $18,315 | 30% |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | Los Alamos | 2-year · Public | $15,314 | $9,471 | 17% |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | Los Lunas | 2-year · Public | $10,579 | $3,778 | 13% |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales | 4-year · Public | $18,675 | $5,238 | 39% |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos | 2-year · Public | $12,557 | $5,592 | 28% |
| Urban Academy of Beauty | Rio Rancho | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | Roswell | 2-year · Public | $12,909 | $4,506 | 37% |
| New Mexico Military Institute | Roswell | 2-year · Public | $19,522 | $3,981 | 46% |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | Ruidoso | 2-year · Public | $10,748 | $3,567 | 20% |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus | Santa Fe | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,607 | $8,721 | 50% |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe | 4-year · Public | $25,106 | $11,199 | 18% |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe | 2-year · Public | $13,882 | $6,863 | 24% |
| Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine | Santa Fe | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Southwestern College | Santa Fe | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| St. John's College | Santa Fe | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,018 | $22,480 | 70% |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,807 | $21,093 | 76% |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | 4-year · Public | $21,301 | $6,328 | 44% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | 4-year · Public | $26,354 | $20,862 | 55% |
| Mesalands Community College | Tucumcari | 2-year · Public | $18,543 | $10,920 | 51% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in New Mexico that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque · PublicArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · History
- University of the SouthwestHobbs · Private nonprofitEducation · Psychology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Burrell College of Osteopathic MedicineLas Cruces · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · English Language and Literature/Letters · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Southwest University of Naprapathic MedicineSanta Fe · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro · PublicComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Military Technologies and Applied Sciences · Physical Sciences
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07