For the year 2024, Northern New Mexico College in Espanola set tuition and fees for in-state students at $6,400, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This tuition level places the university as the 17th least expensive public institution in New Mexico for 2024.
Out-of-state students at Northern New Mexico College paid $14,328 in 2024, a figure that remained consistent with the prior year.
The University of New Mexico-Main Campus charged the highest tuition and fees for in-state students across the state in 2024.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Ruidoso | Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | $1,804 |
| Clovis | Clovis Community College | $1,856 |
| Los Lunas | The University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | $1,878 |
| Las Vegas | Luna Community College | $1,906 |
| Farmington | San Juan College | $1,910 |
| Hobbs | New Mexico Junior College | $1,920 |
| Albuquerque | Central New Mexico Community College | $2,060 |
| Ranchos de Taos | The University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | $2,136 |
| Tucumcari | Mesalands Community College | $2,136 |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe Community College | $2,139 |
| Los Alamos | The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | $2,214 |
| Grants | New Mexico State University-Grants | $2,376 |
| Roswell | Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | $2,424 |
| Las Cruces | New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | $2,718 |
| Gallup | The University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | $2,906 |
| Alamogordo | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | $3,000 |
| Espanola | Northern New Mexico College | $6,400 |
| Roswell | New Mexico Military Institute | $7,190 |
| Portales | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | $7,194 |
| Las Vegas | New Mexico Highlands University | $7,416 |
| Silver City | Western New Mexico University | $7,868 |
| Las Cruces | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | $8,183 |
| Socorro | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $9,476 |
| Albuquerque | The University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $10,140 |
