There are 42 colleges in New Mexico - 28 public and 14 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the New Mexico colleges is $6,722 for state residents and $23,361 for out-of-state students.
23 New Mexico cities have at least one college and, of them, Albuquerque has the most of 10 colleges. It has 2 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 43,359 students. Santa Fe and LAS CRUCES also has a number of colleges of 5 and 4 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the New Mexico colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Albuquerque | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $57,649 ($8,115) |
$21,550 ($7,395) |
43,359 | 37,781 | 5,578 | 18 to 1 |
| Santa Fe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $22,374 ($5,801) |
$20,387 ($12,745) |
4,834 | 4,498 | 336 | 9 to 1 |
| LAS CRUCES | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $25,271 ($8,147) |
$19,421 ($6,579) |
21,786 | 19,109 | 2,677 | 19 to 1 |
| Las Vegas | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $12,180 ($7,260) |
$12,636 ($7,860) |
3,451 | 2,399 | 1,052 | 11 to 1 |
| Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $16,670 | $23,364 | 3,294 | 2,597 | 697 | 18 to 1 |
| Roswell | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2,280 | 2,280 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Gallup | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,113 | 2,113 | - | 36 to 1 |
| Los Alamos | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,009 | 1,009 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Carlsbad | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,673 | 1,673 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Los Lunas | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,953 | 1,953 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Farmington | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,454 | 5,454 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Crownpoint | 1 | 1 | - | - | $2,450 ($2,450) |
$6,268 ($6,268) |
1,354 | 1,330 | 24 | 8 to 1 |
| Tucumcari | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 824 | 824 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Portales | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,718 ($6,738) |
$7,226 ($5,454) |
5,106 | 3,833 | 1,273 | 16 to 1 |
| Ruidoso | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 691 | 691 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Socorro | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,312 ($9,058) |
$27,852 ($9,378) |
1,689 | 1,218 | 471 | 9 to 1 |
| Alamogordo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,032 | 1,032 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Grants | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 825 | 825 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Espanola | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,328 ($5,064) |
$10,746 ($3,798) |
1,154 | 1,154 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Ranchos de Taos | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,222 | 1,222 | - | 36 to 1 |
| Clovis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,303 | 2,303 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Silver City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,354 ($7,868) |
$10,946 ($6,174) |
3,378 | 2,377 | 1,001 | 11 to 1 |
| Rio Rancho | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 17 | - | 14 to 1 |