College Deliberately: Ranked colleges in New Mexico

A very large state with a average sized population, New Mexico has 38 colleges and universities, 28 of which are public, 3 are private-not-for-profit and 7 are private-for-profit. The distribution of undergraduate students in these colleges is compared to national averages.

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New Mexico has approximately 5.3 undergraduate seats per 100 residents, which is lower than the national average of 5.4 seats per 100 state residents.

New Mexico colleges are, on average, less expensive than colleges in other states. Public institutions are less expensive than the national average for public colleges. Private not-for-profit institutions are less expensive than the national average for private not-for-profit colleges. Private for-profit institutions are less expensive than the national average for private for-profit colleges.
Browse the most and least expensive colleges in New Mexico