2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at NMSU is $8,147 for New Mexico residents and $25,271 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 2.45% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at NMSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at New Mexico State University-Main Campus Cost of Attendance page.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
New Mexico ResidentsOut-of-StateNew Mexico ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$7,087$23,076$5,753$17,743
2021$7,301$23,767$5,926$18,275
2022$7,301$23,767$5,926$18,275
2023$7,543$24,667$6,192$19,031
2024$8,147$25,271$6,579$19,421

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at New Mexico State University-Main Campus is $262 for New Mexico residents and $975 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $288 for New Mexico residents and $1,001 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
New Mexico ResidentsOut-of-StateNew Mexico ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$245$911$269$935
2021$252$938$277$963
2022$252$938$277$963
2023$262$975$288$1,001
2024$262$975$288$1,001

Offered Online Programs

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers 212 major programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 37 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate02
Bachelor's893
Master's1567
Doctorate (Research)327
Doctorate (Professional)01
Post-BS Certificate815
Post-MS Certificate37
Total37212

Online Student Population

There are 14,268 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at NMSU. Of that, 2,815 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 7,109 students have joined to some online courses and 4,344 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,26811,5912,677
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,8151,7321,083
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,1096,641468
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,3443,2181,126
Online Student Population by Student Location at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,8151,7321,083
New Mexico Residents2,0681,390678
Other State in U.S.680287393
Outside of U.S.1468
Unknown53494