2024 New Mexico Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at New Mexico colleges, total 65,766 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $6,498 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the New Mexico colleges is $14,638.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 86%% of students (11,658 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
New Mexico College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, New Mexico Highlands University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has the lowest graduation rate of 34%.
- For all undergraduate students, New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the highest amount of grant aid of $13,392 and Navajo Technical University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $3,857.
- For first-time full-time students, New Mexico Highlands University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Brookline College-Albuquerque has the lowest graduation rate of 70%.
- For first-time full-time students, New Mexico State University-Main Campus has the highest amount of grant aid of $13,168 and Brookline College-Albuquerque has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,397.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between New Mexico Colleges
The following table lists New Mexico colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM Private, 2-4 years | $17,706 | 861 | 70% | $6,264 | 265 | 83% | $7,133 |
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology Alamogordo, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $16,800 | 859 | 65% | $4,311 | 643 | 78% | $4,622 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM Public, 2-4 years | $8,366 ($1,934) | 14,949 | 81% | $3,435 | 1,432 | 97% | $5,095 |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $4,250 ($2,402) | 804 | 62% | $3,857 | 80 | 73% | $5,425 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM Public, 2-4 years | $6,360 ($2,718) | 2,925 | 45% | $5,693 | 749 | 90% | $6,036 |
| Clovis Community College Clovis, NM Public, 2-4 years | $3,224 ($1,736) | 1,273 | 59% | $4,267 | 159 | 98% | $6,817 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $8,843 ($6,863) | 1,863 | 50% | $7,505 | 327 | 97% | $8,719 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell, NM Public, 2-4 years | $5,616 ($2,424) | 718 | 44% | $5,093 | 180 | 74% | $5,623 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $5,801 ($5,561) | 253 | 34% | $11,181 | 35 | 97% | $9,025 |
| New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $12,180 ($7,260) | 1,541 | 100% | $8,211 | 146 | 100% | $9,093 |
| New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,280 ($1,920) | 817 | 43% | $2,608 | 298 | 83% | $2,763 |
| New Mexico Military Institute Roswell, NM Public, 2-4 years | $14,042 ($6,990) | 362 | 76% | $10,725 | 183 | 97% | $9,762 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM Public, 2-4 years | $4,843 ($2,575) | 692 | 35% | $5,135 | 123 | 95% | $8,293 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $26,312 ($9,058) | 1,034 | 83% | $10,530 | 292 | 99% | $10,293 |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos, NM Public, 2-4 years | $5,686 ($2,214) | 154 | 19% | $3,954 | 39 | 98% | $4,117 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $26,450 ($8,115) | 15,164 | 96% | $7,868 | 2,896 | 97% | $9,280 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM Public, 2-4 years | $6,072 ($3,000) | 327 | 35% | $4,927 | 64 | 88% | $4,724 |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM Public, 2-4 years | $4,008 ($1,968) | 302 | 22% | $4,262 | 74 | 91% | $3,423 |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM Public, 2-4 years | $4,272 ($2,376) | 179 | 26% | $6,119 | 38 | 90% | $6,775 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $25,271 ($8,147) | 8,614 | 77% | $13,392 | 1,900 | 95% | $13,168 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM Public, 2-4 years | $5,130 ($1,878) | 407 | 22% | $5,409 | 115 | 94% | $9,133 |
| Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $14,328 ($6,400) | 876 | 77% | $4,606 | 96 | 99% | $7,267 |
| San Juan College Farmington, NM Public, 2-4 years | $4,985 ($1,790) | 3,846 | 72% | $4,099 | 276 | 99% | $6,914 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM Public, 2-4 years | $4,995 ($2,505) | 2,445 | 75% | $2,344 | 145 | 92% | $5,439 |
| University of the Southwest Hobbs, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $16,670 ($16,200) | 381 | 100% | $9,736 | 116 | 100% | $8,365 |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque, NM Public, 2-4 years | $1,095 | 357 | 100% | $7,108 | 54 | 100% | $8,231 |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM Public, 2-4 years | $5,004 ($2,004) | 234 | 19% | $5,528 | 46 | 98% | $8,039 |
| Mesalands Community College Tucumcari, NM Public, 2-4 years | $3,408 ($2,136) | 98 | 12% | $7,117 | 42 | 100% | $6,419 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | 61 | 57% | $5,089 | 39 | 74% | $4,808 |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM Public, 4 years four-years | $14,354 ($7,868) | 1,172 | 59% | $10,473 | 184 | 89% | $8,967 |
| St. John's College Santa Fe, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $38,946 | 359 | 98% | $26,139 | 113 | 95% | $22,423 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas, NM Public, 2-4 years | $3,050 ($1,634) | 353 | 43% | $4,160 | 90 | 75% | $4,692 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso, NM Public, 2-4 years | $2,644 ($1,804) | 142 | 24% | $4,980 | 30 | 86% | $4,238 |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM Private, 2-4 years | $61,578 | 458 | 63% | $4,422 | 150 | 81% | $4,758 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM Private, 4 years four-years | $88,847 | 423 | 55% | $4,941 | 28 | 70% | $4,397 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | 111 | 50% | $4,706 | 36 | 67% | $4,652 |
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico Albuquerque, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $16,818 | 81 | 56% | $4,857 | 41 | 62% | $5,133 |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology Las Cruces, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $21,100 | 103 | 33% | $4,020 | 76 | 47% | $4,400 |
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute Albuquerque, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $10,750 | 115 | 56% | $4,368 | 26 | 54% | $3,855 |
| Urban Academy of Beauty Rio Rancho, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $12,000 | 13 | 45% | $5,369 | 6 | 100% | $5,638 |
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy Albuquerque, NM Private, Less than 2 years | $17,900 | 40 | 48% | $7,630 | 26 | 38% | $5,647 |
| Average | $14,638 | 65,766 | 56% | $6,498 | 11,658 | 86% | $6,917 |