State Rankings

Best Colleges in New Mexico

Top colleges in New Mexico ranked by national standing and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Colleges listed: 29

Avg grad earnings: $40,214

Public / Private: 27 / 2

Top Colleges in New Mexico

Nationally ranked schools appear first. Remaining schools are ordered by median graduate earnings.

State #	School	Type	Grad Earnings	Admit Rate	SAT Avg	Grad Rate	Out-of-State
1	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro#229 national	Public	$76,489	54.0%	1,182	56.4%	$26,312
2	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup#916 national	Public	$44,792	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4,843
3	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas#1099 national	Public	$44,792	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5,130
4	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces#1317 national	Public	$39,067	75.7%	1,004	52.2%	$25,271
5	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo#1321 national	Public	$39,067	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6,072
6	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces#1323 national	Public	$39,067	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6,360
7	Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell#1488 national	Public	$38,550	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5,616
8	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque#1502 national	Public	$36,869	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8,366
9	San Juan College Farmington#1583 national	Public	$36,513	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4,985
10	New Mexico Junior College Hobbs#1605 national	Public	$34,233	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2,280
11	Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe#1717 national	Public	$38,005	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4,995
12	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque#1767 national	Public	$44,792	95.5%	1,047	52.5%	$26,450
13	Clovis Community College Clovis#1801 national	Public	$34,020	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3,224
14	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales#2071 national	Public	$38,550	54.9%	965	39.8%	$8,843
15	New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas#2330 national	Public	$45,937	N/A	N/A	25.6%	$12,180
16	Western New Mexico University Silver City#2342 national	Public	$39,095	N/A	N/A	34.9%	$14,354
17	Northern New Mexico College Espanola#2379 national	Public	$38,112	N/A	N/A	32.6%	$14,328
18	Navajo Technical University Crownpoint#2413 national	Public	$26,364	N/A	N/A	19.7%	$4,250
19	New Mexico Military Institute Roswell	Public	$57,410	57.8%	N/A	N/A	$14,042
20	University of the Southwest Hobbs	Private	$45,389	N/A	N/A	26.7%	$16,670
21	St. John's College Santa Fe	Private	$44,985	49.5%	1,367	60.0%	$38,946
22	University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos	Public	$44,792	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5,686
23	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos	Public	$44,792	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5,004
24	New Mexico State University-Grants Grants	Public	$39,067	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4,272
25	Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso	Public	$38,550	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2,644
26	Luna Community College Las Vegas	Public	$32,461	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3,050
27	Mesalands Community College Tucumcari	Public	$32,272	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3,408
28	Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque	Public	$27,660	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1,095
29	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe	Public	$24,505	100.0%	N/A	24.5%	$5,801

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Excludes for-profit institutions.

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