Safest Colleges in New Mexico
25 schools ranked by lowest violent and sexual crime rates from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $21,084 | 72.2% | $30,917 | — |
| 2 | Olympian Academy of Cosmetology LAS CRUCES · private | $20,793 | 63.3% | $23,991 | — |
| 3 | Navajo Technical University Crownpoint · public | $5,338 | 42.0% | $26,364 | — |
| 4 | Clovis Community College Clovis · community | $3,230 | 21.1% | $34,020 | — |
| 5 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe · public | $12,570 | 34.0% | $24,505 | 97.5% |
| 6 | New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas · public | $14,838 | 49.1% | $45,937 | — |
| 7 | New Mexico Junior College Hobbs · community | $6,524 | 20.8% | $34,233 | — |
| 8 | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup · community | $4,868 | 24.9% | $44,792 | — |
| 9 | University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos · community | $13,470 | 25.8% | $44,792 | — |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo · community | $7,369 | 21.4% | $39,067 | — |
| 11 | Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad · community | $5,734 | 18.0% | — | — |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Grants Grants · community | $68 | 25.3% | $39,067 | — |
| 13 | University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas · community | $5,714 | 22.5% | $44,792 | — |
| 14 | Northern New Mexico College Espanola · community | $7,276 | 29.7% | $38,112 | — |
| 15 | Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe · community | $11,067 | 28.6% | $38,005 | — |
| 16 | University of the Southwest Hobbs · private | $16,927 | 40.7% | $45,389 | — |
| 17 | Southwestern College Santa Fe · private | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos · community | $9,165 | 31.5% | $44,792 | — |
| 19 | Mesalands Community College Tucumcari · community | $9,445 | 59.7% | $32,272 | — |
| 20 | Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Santa Fe · private | $17,279 | 75.4% | — | — |
| 21 | Luna Community College Las Vegas · community | $4,595 | 20.8% | $32,461 | — |
| 22 | Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso · community | $2,042 | 21.9% | $38,550 | — |
| 23 | Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $49,030 | 68.2% | $36,718 | — |
| 24 | Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Albuquerque · private | $15,634 | 79.6% | $33,273 | — |
| 25 | Aveda Institute-New Mexico Albuquerque · private | $15,607 | 85.2% | — | — |
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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.