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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • New Mexico Junior College
  • New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

What stands out

New Mexico Junior College has the lower average net price, New Mexico Junior College reports the higher graduation rate, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo reports higher median earnings ten years on, while New Mexico Junior College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

New Mexico Junior College compared with New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
MetricNew Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, NMPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtNew Mexico State University-AlamogordoAlamogordo, NMPublic · 2-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$6,524lowest$7,369
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$9,258$15,728
In-state tuition$1,440$2,616
Out-of-state tuition$2,280$6,072
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.42%highest16%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,313lowest$17,095
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$34,233$39,067highest
Campus
Undergraduates2,175591

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.