2025 Cheapest New Mexico College Costs Rankings
Among New Mexico colleges, Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the cheapest tuition & fees ($8,718) and New Mexico Highlands University has the second lowest tuition & fees ($12,180) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest New Mexico College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest New Mexico College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $8,718 | $7,226 | 960 | 54.9% | 5,106 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM | $12,180 | $12,636 | - | - | 2,677 | 26% | 10 to 1 |
| 3 | Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | $14,354 | $10,946 | - | - | 3,378 | 35% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | $25,271 | $19,421 | 990 | 75.7% | 14,268 | 52% | 16 to 1 |
| 5 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | $26,312 | $27,852 | 1,180 | 54.0% | 1,689 | 56% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | $26,451 | $21,550 | 1,030 | 95.5% | 21,953 | 53% | 17 to 1 |
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