For New Mexico Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,808.

St. John's College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,946 and University of the Southwest has the lowest tuition & fees of $16,670 among New Mexico Private colleges. For graduate programs, St. John's College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $27,180 and Southwestern College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $21,236 among New Mexico Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico Private colleges in 2024 is $41,952 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New Mexico Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$27,808$24,253
Books & Supplies$410$410
Room & Board$11,734$11,734
Other Expenses$2,000$2,000
COA$41,952$38,397

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Private colleges is $27,808. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$25,500$478
2020-2021$25,500$480
2021-2022$25,500$450
2022-2023$26,520$625
2023-2024$27,156$652
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico Private colleges in 2024 is $24,253.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$24,107$799
2020-2021$24,128$833
2021-2022$23,059$688
2022-2023$22,021$665
2023-2024$23,275$978

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Private colleges in 2024 is $831.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $842.

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 Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$802$759
2020-2021$802$760
2021-2022$802$759
2022-2023$830$773
2023-2024$831$842

New Mexico Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico Private colleges in 2024 is $13,734 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,000 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Mexico Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $10,715$1,900 $13,030$1,900
2020-2021 $11,750$1,900 $13,385$1,900
2021-2022 $11,544$1,900 $13,739$1,900
2022-2023 $11,810$1,900 $11,600$1,900
2023-2024 $11,734$2,000 $14,000$2,000