First-Gen Fit Rankings: New Mexico

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 13 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 6 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 3 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 4 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales	66 ✅ Good	—	35.7%	$3,663	62%
2	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces	66 ✅ Good	—	38.5%	$6,648	73.4%
3	Western New Mexico University Silver City	64 ✅ Good	—	43.5%	$8,381	58.1%
4	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro	61 ✅ Good	—	29.5%	$5,136	77%
5	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	61 ✅ Good	—	38.7%	$11,938	76.2%
6	University of the Southwest Hobbs	60 ✅ Good	—	55.2%	$15,384	55.1%
7	New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.1%	$13,511	49.8%
8	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.5%	$10,974	70.3%
9	St. John's College Santa Fe	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	27%	$16,014	82.4%
10	Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque	32 ⚠️ Low	—	46.8%	$36,151	0%
11	Southwestern College Santa Fe	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
12	Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Las Cruces	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
13	Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine Santa Fe	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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