List of colleges and universities in New Mexico

The U.S. state of New Mexico is home to a variety of public and private colleges and universities. The largest institution is the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, which serves as the state's flagship public university and research institution. New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces is the state's land-grant university, and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro specializes in science and engineering. The state's public institutions are overseen by independent board of regents rather than a single governing system. In addition to these universities, New Mexico has several regional four-year schools and a network of community colleges that provide associate degrees and vocational training.

Institutions

List of colleges and universities in New Mexico ^[1]

School	Location(s) [a]	Control	Type	Enrollment [b] (Fall 2022)	Endowment [c]	Established [d]	Athletics	History
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque (Main) Gallup Health Sciences Rio Rancho Los Alamos Taos Los Lunas (Valencia)	Public	Research university	23,228	$452.5 million (2019)	1889	NCAA Division I (Mountain West Conference)
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces (Main) Alamogordo Carlsbad Grants	Public	Research university	22,711	$175.6 million (2019)	1888	NCAA Division I (Western Athletic Conference) (Football: Independent)	Las Cruces College (1888–1889) New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1889–1960)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro (Main)	Public	Research university	1,652	$47.7 million (2019)	1889		New Mexico School of Mines (1889–1951)
University of the Southwest	Hobbs (Main)	Private (Non-denominational)	Doctoral university	1,066	$6.6 million (2015)	1956	NAIA Division I (Red River Athletic Conference)	Hobbs Baptist College (1956–1958) New Mexico Baptist College (1958–1962) College of the Southwest (1962–2008)
New Mexico Highlands University	Las Vegas (Main) Farmington Rio Rancho Roswell Santa Fe	Public	Master's university	2,677	$3.5 million (2015)	1893	NCAA Division II (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)	New Mexico Normal School - Las Vegas (1893–1902) New Mexico Normal University (1902–1941)
Eastern New Mexico University	Portales (Main) Roswell Ruidoso	Public	Master's university	7,653	$21.5 million (2015)	1934	NCAA Division II (Lone Star Conference)	Eastern New Mexico Junior College (1934–1940) Eastern New Mexico College (1940–1949)
Western New Mexico University	Silver City (Main) Deming Gallup Lordsburg (Hidalgo Learning Center) Truth or Consequences (Gardner Learning Center)	Public	Master's university	3,378	$14.2 million (2015)	1893	NCAA Division II (Lone Star Conference)	New Mexico Normal School - Silver City (1893–1923) New Mexico State Teachers College (1923–1949) New Mexico Western College (1949–1963)
Institute of American Indian Arts	Santa Fe (Main)	Tribal	Master's university	868	$5.0 million (2015)	1962
Navajo Technical University	Crownpoint (Main) Kirtland Instructional Site Zuni Instructional Site	Tribal (Navajo Nation)	Master's university	1,354	$4.6 million (2015)	1979	Independent	Navajo Skill Center (1979–1985) Crownpoint Institute of Technology (1985–2006) Navajo Technical College (2006–2013)
St. John's College	Santa Fe [e]	Private	Master's university	439	$53.3 million (2015)	1964
University of Phoenix	Albuquerque [e] Santa Teresa Learning Center	Private (for-profit)	Master's university	91				No longer admitting students. [2]
Northern New Mexico College	Española (Main) El Rito	Public	Baccalaureate college	1,154	$3.0 million (2015)	1909	NAIA Division II (Association of Independent Institutions)	Spanish-American Normal School (1909–1953) Northern New Mexico State School (1953–1959) Northern New Mexico College (1959–1970) New Mexico Technical-Vocational School (1970–1976) Northern New Mexico Community College (1976–2005)
Diné College	Crownpoint [e] Shiprock	Tribal (Navajo Nation)	Baccalaureate college
Brookline College	Albuquerque [e]	Private (for-profit)	Baccalaureate college	528		2002 [3]
Central New Mexico Community College	Albuquerque (Main) Rio Rancho	Public	Associate's college	19,095	$7.6 million (2015)	1964		Technical Vocational Institute (1964–2006)
Clovis Community College	Clovis (Main)	Public	Associate's college	2,303	$340,000 (2015)	1991		Clovis Branch of Eastern New Mexico University (1969–1991)
Luna Community College	Las Vegas (Main) Mora Santa Rosa Springer	Public	Associate's college	774	$850,000 (2015)	1969	NJCAA Division I (Western Junior College Athletic Conference)	Luna Area Vocational Technical School (1969–2000)
Mesalands Community College	Tucumcari (Main)	Public	Associate's college	824	$730,000 (2015)	1979	Rodeo: NIRA (Grand Canyon Region)	Tucumcari Area Vocational School (1979–1994) Mesa Technical College (1994–2001)
New Mexico Junior College	Hobbs (Main)	Public	Associate's college	2,228	$7.2 million (2015)	1965	NJCAA Division I (Western Junior College Athletic Conference)
San Juan College	Farmington (Main) Aztec (East Campus) Kirtland (West Campus)	Public	Associate's college	5,454	$25.9 million (2015)	1982		Farmington Branch of New Mexico State University (1956–1958) San Juan Branch of New Mexico State University (1958–1982)
Santa Fe Community College	Santa Fe (Main)	Public	Associate's college	3,266	$6.3 million (2015)	1983
Doña Ana Community College	Las Cruces (Main) Anthony (South County Centers) Chaparral Sunland Park (South County Centers)	Public (New Mexico State University)	Associate's college	6,662		1973		Doña Ana County Occupational Education Branch of New Mexico State University (1973–ca. 1985)
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute	Albuquerque (Main)	Public (Bureau of Indian Affairs)	Associate's college	269		1971
Carrington College	Albuquerque [e]	Private (for-profit)	Associate's college	377
New Mexico Military Institute	Roswell (Main)	Public	Military junior college	424	$298.0 million (2009) [4]	1891	NJCAA Division I (Western Junior College Athletic Conference)	Goss Military Institute (1891–1893)
Southwestern College	Santa Fe (Main)	Private	Special-focus institution	193	$770,000 (2015)	1976		Quimby College (1976–ca. 1980)
Pima Medical Institute	Albuquerque [e] Rio Rancho (Albuquerque West)	Private (for-profit)	Special-focus institution	690
Southwest Acupuncture College [5]	Santa Fe (Main)	Private (for-profit)	Special-focus institution	37		1980
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine	Las Cruces (Main)	Private (for-profit)	Special-focus institution (Medical school)	662		2013
Trinity Southwest University	Albuquerque (Main)	Private (Non-denominational)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)	400 [6]		1989		Southwest Biblical Seminary (1982–1990) Branch campus of Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary [7] (1990–2001)
Southern Methodist University	Taos [e]	Private (United Methodist Church)	Non-degree extension	95 [8]		1973

Former institutions

List of former colleges and universities in New Mexico ^[9]

School	Location(s) [a]	Control	Type	Established [d]	Closed [f]	History
National American University [10]	Albuquerque (Albuquerque East) [g] Rio Rancho (Albuquerque West).	Private (for-profit)	Doctoral university	ca. 1975	2019
University of Albuquerque	Albuquerque (Main)	Private (Archdiocese of Santa Fe)	Master's university	1920	1986	St. Francis Summer College (1920–1940) Catholic Teachers' College of New Mexico (1940–1950) College of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande (1950–1966)
ITT Technical Institute [11]	Albuquerque [g]	Private (for-profit)	Master's university		2016
College of Artesia	Artesia (Main)	Private	Baccalaureate college	1966	1971
Santa Fe University of Art and Design [12]	Santa Fe (Main) Albuquerque [h]	Private (for-profit) [i]	Baccalaureate college	1859	2018	St. Michael's College (1859–1966) College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico (fl. 1874) College of Santa Fe (1966–2010)
International Business College	Alamogordo [g] Albuquerque Las Cruces	Private (for-profit)	Associate's college		2007
Western Business Institute [13]	Alamogordo [j]	Private (for-profit)	Associate's college	1994	1996
Insight University [14]	Santa Fe (Main)	Private	Special-focus institution	2011	2017
Albuquerque Bible College and Graduate Theological Institute [15]	Albuquerque (Main)	Private (Non-denominational)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)	1988	2003
Artesia Christian College [16] [17]	Artesia (Main)	Private (Non-denominational)	Special-focus institution (Bible college)	1975	1985
Albuquerque Business College [18]	Albuquerque (Main)			1903	ca. 1980
Anamarc College [19]	Santa Teresa [g]				2014
ATI Career Training Center [20]	Albuquerque [g]	Private (for-profit)			2012
Brown Mackie College [21] [22]	Albuquerque [g]	Private (for-profit)		2010	2017
AAA Colleges [k] [23]	Albuquerque [g]	Private (for-profit)			1984
Collins College [l]		Private (for-profit)			1995
Southwest University of Visual Arts	Albuquerque [e]	Private	Master's university	1983	2020

See also

• List of University of New Mexico buildings
• Higher education in the United States
• List of American institutions of higher education
• List of college athletic programs in New Mexico
• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• List of tribal colleges and universities

Notes

1. Includes only locations in New Mexico.
2. Includes only students enrolled at campuses in New Mexico.
3. Includes only endowment funds for campuses in New Mexico.
4. Date founded in New Mexico, moved to New Mexico, or first established a branch campus in New Mexico.
5. Main campus or headquarters are located outside of New Mexico.
6. Date closed in New Mexico, left New Mexico, or closed last branch campus in New Mexico.
7. Main campus or headquarters were located outside of New Mexico.
8. Operated during the College of Santa Fe on the former campus of the University of Albuquerque.
9. Operated in for-profit status as the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
10. Operated as a companion institution to Western Technical Institute in El Paso, Texas.
11. Also operated as AAA Business College in Albuquerque.
12. Known as Al Collins Graphic Design School when operated in New Mexico.

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