New Mexico Online Colleges Comparison
33 New Mexico colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 9 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of New Mexico online colleges is $8,812 for New Mexico residents and $11,926 for out-of-state students. St. John's College has the highest tuition & fees of $40,514 and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,095.
- Total 35,099 students have enrolled in online colleges in New Mexico. Central New Mexico Community College is the largest online college with 7,623 online students.
- University of the Southwest offers the most number of online programs of 41 programs via distance learning.
- Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 5 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
33 Online Colleges in New Mexico
The next table lists all online colleges located in New Mexico. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | New Mexico Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM Private, 2-4 years | - | $17,734 | 562 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 25 to 1 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,060 | $8,684 | 19,342 | 7,623 | 194 | 36 | 21 to 1 |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $2,498 | $2,498 | 1,704 | 164 | 82 | 13 | 10 to 1 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,718 | $6,360 | 7,200 | 2,821 | 131 | 44 | 21 to 1 |
| Clovis Community College Clovis, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,856 | $3,344 | 2,342 | 818 | 76 | 18 | 14 to 1 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $7,074 | $9,054 | 5,725 | 3,630 | 82 | 51 | 18 to 1 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,424 | $5,616 | 2,082 | 625 | 84 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $5,920 | $5,920 | 947 | 126 | 21 | 2 | 9 to 1 |
| New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $7,416 | $12,336 | 2,704 | 1,399 | 58 | 20 | 10 to 1 |
| New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,920 | $2,280 | 2,235 | 426 | 46 | 14 | 18 to 1 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,906 | $5,682 | 1,687 | 133 | 54 | - | 13 to 1 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $9,476 | $27,247 | 1,622 | 138 | 66 | 2 | 9 to 1 |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,214 | $5,578 | 349 | 119 | 32 | - | 12 to 1 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $10,140 | $33,060 | 23,124 | 3,640 | 253 | - | 15 to 1 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM Public, 2-4 years | $3,000 | $6,072 | 1,152 | 781 | 48 | 13 | 13 to 1 |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,968 | $4,008 | 1,431 | 224 | 60 | - | 12 to 1 |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,376 | $4,272 | 754 | 569 | 52 | 23 | 15 to 1 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $8,183 | $25,307 | 15,408 | 3,649 | 219 | 39 | 16 to 1 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,878 | $5,130 | 921 | 426 | 50 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $5,064 | $14,328 | 1,425 | 496 | 61 | 16 | 10 to 1 |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,910 | $5,393 | 6,452 | 1,809 | 101 | 3 | 12 to 1 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,139 | $4,131 | 4,469 | 1,350 | 169 | - | 12 to 1 |
| University of the Southwest Hobbs, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $16,200 | $16,670 | 1,130 | 838 | 69 | 69 | 21 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,036 | 289 | 219 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,095 | $1,095 | 215 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 8 to 1 |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,136 | $5,136 | 896 | 119 | 35 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,136 | $3,408 | 563 | 103 | 36 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $7,855 | $14,341 | 3,531 | 2,131 | 96 | 51 | 12 to 1 |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $52,320 | $40,514 | 467 | 48 | 4 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,906 | $3,418 | 743 | 275 | 56 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,804 | $3,268 | 773 | 319 | 42 | - | 11 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico Albuquerque, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $11,577 | $9,552 | 13 | 13 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| National American University-Albuquerque West Albuquerque, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | $15,000 | 30 | 30 | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Average | $8,812 | $11,926 | 112,287 | 35,099 | - | - | 13 to 1 |