Most Affordable Colleges in New Mexico
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | San Juan College Farmington · community | $5,769 | 38.5% | $36,513 |
| 9 | New Mexico Junior College Hobbs · community | $6,524 | 20.8% | $34,233 |
| 10 | Northern New Mexico College Espanola · community | $7,276 | 29.7% | $38,112 |
| 11 | Western New Mexico University Silver City · public | $8,522 | 44.3% | $39,095 |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces · public | $8,889 | 54.6% | $39,067 |
| 13 | Mesalands Community College Tucumcari · community | $9,445 | 59.7% | $32,272 |
| 14 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro · public | $9,873 | 60.0% | $76,489 |
| 15 | Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe · community | $11,067 | 28.6% | $38,005 |
| 16 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe · public | $12,570 | 34.0% | $24,505 |
| 17 | New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas · public | $14,838 | 49.1% | $45,937 |
| 18 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque · public | $15,489 | 56.6% | $44,792 |
| 19 | University of the Southwest Hobbs · private | $16,927 | 40.7% | $45,389 |
| 20 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $21,084 | 72.2% | $30,917 |
| 21 | St. John's College Santa Fe · private | $26,674 | 60.8% | $44,985 |
| 22 | Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $37,459 | 60.1% | $29,576 |
| 23 | Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $49,030 | 68.2% | $36,718 |
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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.