Ranking
Best Colleges in New Mexico by ROI 2026
The top-value New Mexico colleges — graduate earnings against net price, from federal data.
- Schools ranked
- 19
- Cheapest net price
- $4,571
- Top earnings 10y
- $76,489
- Public / Private
- 16 / 2
New Mexico Military Institute
A+- ROI score
- 31.40
- Net price
- $4,571
- Earnings 10y
- $57,410
- Acceptance
- 52.6%
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
A+- ROI score
- 23.00
- Net price
- $4,868
- Earnings 10y
- $44,792
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
A+- ROI score
- 19.65
- Net price
- $4,904
- Earnings 10y
- $38,550
- Acceptance
- 91.7%
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
A+- ROI score
- 19.60
- Net price
- $5,714
- Earnings 10y
- $44,792
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
A+- ROI score
- 19.37
- Net price
- $9,873
- Earnings 10y
- $76,489
- Acceptance
- 44.5%
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
A- ROI score
- 16.15
- Net price
- $6,048
- Earnings 10y
- $39,067
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
A- ROI score
- 13.35
- Net price
- $5,181
- Earnings 10y
- $27,660
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
A- ROI score
- 13.25
- Net price
- $7,369
- Earnings 10y
- $39,067
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Mexico Junior College
A- ROI score
- 13.12
- Net price
- $6,524
- Earnings 10y
- $34,233
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Northern New Mexico College
A- ROI score
- 13.10
- Net price
- $7,276
- Earnings 10y
- $38,112
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Western New Mexico University
A- ROI score
- 11.47
- Net price
- $8,522
- Earnings 10y
- $39,095
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
A- ROI score
- 10.99
- Net price
- $8,889
- Earnings 10y
- $39,067
- Acceptance
- 89%
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
B- ROI score
- 8.31
- Net price
- $13,470
- Earnings 10y
- $44,792
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Mexico Highlands University
B- ROI score
- 7.74
- Net price
- $14,838
- Earnings 10y
- $45,937
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
C- ROI score
- 7.23
- Net price
- $15,489
- Earnings 10y
- $44,792
- Acceptance
- 95.2%
University of the Southwest
C- ROI score
- 6.70
- Net price
- $16,927
- Earnings 10y
- $45,389
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
D- ROI score
- 4.87
- Net price
- $12,570
- Earnings 10y
- $24,505
- Acceptance
- 97.5%
St. John's College
D- ROI score
- 4.22
- Net price
- $26,674
- Earnings 10y
- $44,985
- Acceptance
- 53.2%
Brookline College-Albuquerque
D- ROI score
- 1.97
- Net price
- $37,459
- Earnings 10y
- $29,576
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
How we picked this list
This list starts with New Mexico colleges, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 12.92 (16 public, 2 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New Mexico colleges are in this list?
19 New Mexico colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.