For New Mexico colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,890 for New Mexico residents and $9,832 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,628 for New Mexico residents and $17,111 for out-of-state students.

Brookline College-Albuquerque has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $88,847 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico colleges. For graduate programs, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,852 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,268 among New Mexico colleges.

You can narrow New Mexico colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico colleges in 2024 is $18,746 for state residents and $24,687 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,890$9,832$7,628$17,111
Books & Supplies$1,354$1,354
Room & Board$9,335$9,335
Other Expenses$4,166$4,166
COA$18,746$24,687$22,484$31,966

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico colleges is $3,890 for state residents and $9,832 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for New Mexico colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$2,745$806$8,340$788
2020-2021$2,778$851$8,435$832
2021-2022$2,800$862$8,537$840
2022-2023$2,909$890$8,861$855
2023-2024$2,920$970$8,906$926
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico colleges in 2024 is $7,628 for state residents and $17,111 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for New Mexico colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,508$1,228$14,648$1,142
2020-2021$5,484$1,256$14,688$1,172
2021-2022$5,530$1,235$14,443$1,126
2022-2023$5,989$1,250$15,208$1,128
2023-2024$6,127$1,502$15,725$1,385

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico colleges in 2024 is $177 for state residents and $347 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $446 for state residents and $721 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for New Mexico colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$166$321 $401$624
2020-2021$166$325 $409$639
2021-2022$167$328 $410$645
2022-2023$176$345 $427$701
2023-2024$177$347 $446$721

New Mexico colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico colleges in 2024 is $13,502 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,631 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for New Mexico colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Mexico colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,706$3,995 $9,512$4,428
2020-2021 $8,161$4,003 $9,599$4,133
2021-2022 $8,277$4,072 $9,695$4,129
2022-2023 $9,493$4,192 $10,224$4,269
2023-2024 $9,335$4,166 $11,195$4,436