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Most affordable colleges in New Mexico

New Mexico has 30 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in New Mexico

9 public universities in New Mexico report net price data, ranging from $4,233 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $8,353. New Mexico's public universities run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Navajo Technical University

$4,233 net price

98% receive grant aid

Northern New Mexico College

$6,102 net price

100% receive grant aid

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

$6,683 net price

98% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in New Mexico

2 private colleges in New Mexico report net price data, ranging from $20,438 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $24,403. New Mexico's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

University of the Southwest

$20,438 net price

97% receive grant aid

St. John's College

$28,368 net price

92% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in New Mexico

New Mexico has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.

This sector has a small reporting set in New Mexico. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.

Most affordable community colleges in New Mexico

19 community colleges in New Mexico report net price data, ranging from $4,750 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $7,038. New Mexico's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

$4,750 net price

96% receive grant aid

Central New Mexico Community College

$4,961 net price

97% receive grant aid

Clovis Community College

$5,167 net price

94% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.