45 colleges ranked by 4-year graduation rate · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education · State average: 42%
| # | College | Grad Rate | Rating | Retention | Enrollment | Type | In-State Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 |
Avenue Academy A Cosmetology Institute
Albuquerque
|
94% | 🟢 Excellent | 93% | 96 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 🥈 |
Aveda Institute-New Mexico
Albuquerque
|
88% | 🟢 Excellent | 97% | 161 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 🥉 |
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Albuquerque
|
79% | 🔵 Good | 100% | 46 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 4 |
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque
Albuquerque
|
78% | 🔵 Good | 74% | 119 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 5 |
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe
Santa Fe
|
75% | 🔵 Good | 100% | 55 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 6 |
Glitz School of Cosmetology
Las Cruces
|
69% | 🔵 Good | 89% | 124 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 7 |
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque
|
68% | 🔵 Good | 78% | 562 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 8 |
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
LAS CRUCES
|
67% | 🔵 Good | 69% | 338 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 9 |
Carrington College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque
|
65% | 🔵 Good | 84% | 357 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 10 |
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs
|
58% | 🟡 Moderate | 70% | 2,175 | Public | $1,440 |
| 11 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro
|
57% | 🟡 Moderate | 77% | 995 | Public | $9,476 |
| 12 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces
|
55% | 🟡 Moderate | 73% | 11,946 | Public | $8,183 |
| 13 |
St. John's College
Santa Fe
|
55% | 🟡 Moderate | 82% | 368 | Private Non-profit | $40,504 |
| 14 |
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
|
55% | 🟡 Moderate | 76% | 17,244 | Public | $10,140 |
| 15 |
Brookline College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque
|
47% | 🟡 Moderate | 0% | 542 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 16 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales
|
45% | 🟡 Moderate | 62% | 3,357 | Public | $7,194 |
| 17 |
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
|
44% | 🟡 Moderate | 50% | 331 | Public | $7,190 |
| 18 |
Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari
|
42% | 🟡 Moderate | 62% | 411 | Public | $2,136 |
| 19 |
San Juan College
Farmington
|
37% | 🔴 Below average | 71% | 4,304 | Public | $1,928 |
| 20 |
Clovis Community College
Clovis
|
34% | 🔴 Below average | 57% | 1,309 | Public | $1,592 |
| 21 |
Western New Mexico University
Silver City
|
32% | 🔴 Below average | 58% | 2,026 | Public | $7,856 |
| 22 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell
|
32% | 🔴 Below average | 55% | 1,300 | Public | $2,256 |
| 23 |
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
|
31% | 🔴 Below average | 60% | 15,203 | Public | $2,060 |
| 24 |
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos
|
30% | 🔴 Below average | 55% | 377 | Public | $2,136 |
| 25 |
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola
|
29% | 🔴 Below average | 52% | 926 | Public | $6,400 |
| 26 |
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso
|
29% | 🔴 Below average | 33% | 377 | Public | $1,372 |
| 27 |
Luna Community College
Las Vegas
|
28% | 🔴 Below average | 43% | 423 | Public | $1,474 |
| 28 |
New Mexico State University-Grants
Grants
|
26% | 🔴 Below average | 58% | 356 | Public | $2,136 |
| 29 |
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas
|
26% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 1,451 | Public | $7,416 |
| 30 |
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
|
23% | 🔴 Below average | 59% | 3,369 | Public | $1,851 |
| 31 |
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos
|
23% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 218 | Public | $2,214 |
| 32 |
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas
|
21% | 🔴 Below average | 58% | 525 | Public | $1,878 |
| 33 |
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup
|
20% | 🔴 Below average | 57% | 808 | Public | $2,906 |
| 34 |
Southeast New Mexico College
Carlsbad
|
20% | 🔴 Below average | 49% | 469 | Public | $1,176 |
| 35 |
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces
|
19% | 🔴 Below average | 63% | 5,177 | Public | $2,322 |
| 36 |
University of the Southwest
Hobbs
|
17% | 🔴 Below average | 55% | 346 | Private Non-profit | $16,670 |
| 37 |
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe
|
15% | 🔴 Below average | 70% | 334 | Public | $5,920 |
| 38 |
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque
|
14% | 🔴 Below average | 59% | 215 | Public | $1,095 |
| 39 |
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo
|
14% | 🔴 Below average | 46% | 591 | Public | $2,616 |
| 40 |
Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint
|
12% | 🔴 Below average | 38% | 1,124 | Public | $4,346 |
| 41 |
Southwestern College
Santa Fe
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 42 |
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Las Cruces
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 43 |
Urban Academy of Beauty
Rio Rancho
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 44 |
Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine
Santa Fe
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 45 |
Glitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus
Santa Fe
|
— | ⚪ No data | 83% | 35 | Private For-profit | N/A |