For New Mexico Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,890 for New Mexico residents and $8,500 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,628 for New Mexico residents and $14,710 for out-of-state students.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $26,451 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095 among New Mexico Public 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 Public colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New Mexico Public colleges in 2024 is $18,741 for state residents and $23,351 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 Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,890$8,500$7,628$14,710
Books & Supplies$1,387$1,387
Room & Board$8,936$8,936
Other Expenses$4,527$4,527
COA$18,741$23,351$22,478$29,561

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Mexico Public colleges is $3,890 for state residents and $8,500 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$2,745$806$7,069$811
2020-2021$2,778$851$7,171$858
2021-2022$2,800$862$7,281$868
2022-2023$2,909$890$7,553$872
2023-2024$2,920$970$7,554$946
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of New Mexico Public colleges in 2024 is $7,628 for state residents and $14,710 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Mexico Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,508$1,228$11,495$1,228
2020-2021$5,484$1,256$11,541$1,256
2021-2022$5,530$1,235$11,571$1,235
2022-2023$5,989$1,250$12,937$1,261
2023-2024$6,127$1,502$13,209$1,502

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of New Mexico Public colleges in 2024 is $127 for state residents and $310 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $313 for state residents and $680 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 Public colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$117$284 $282$579
2020-2021$117$288 $292$599
2021-2022$118$292 $293$607
2022-2023$126$308 $311$677
2023-2024$127$310 $313$680

New Mexico Public colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Mexico Public colleges in 2024 is $13,463 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,603 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 Public colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New Mexico Public colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,243$4,317 $9,252$4,616
2020-2021 $7,563$4,353 $9,319$4,299
2021-2022 $7,733$4,435 $9,396$4,294
2022-2023 $9,107$4,544 $10,122$4,444
2023-2024 $8,936$4,527 $10,987$4,616