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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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32 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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New Mexico 32 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Net price / year$15,489PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
Net price / year$4,621PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
Net price / year$8,889PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
Net price / year$6,048PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
San Juan College
Farmington, NM
Net price / year$5,769PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM
Net price / year$11,067PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM
Net price / year$4,904PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM
Net price / year$6,524PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM
Net price / year$8,522PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
Net price / year$14,838PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM
Net price / year$3,230PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM
Net price / year$3,645PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM
Net price / year$5,338PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
Net price / year$9,873Payback1.4 years
Weak ROI
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM
Net price / year$7,276PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM
Net price / year$4,868PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM
Net price / year$7,369PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
Net price / year$21,084PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Brookline College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
Net price / year$37,459PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM
Net price / year$5,714PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM
Net price / year$4,595PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, NM
Net price / year$9,445PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM
Net price / year$2,042PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Net price / year$9,165PaybackNot available