Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in New Mexico. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in New Mexico is 88.31% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 27.26%.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 44.49% and Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 71.43% among Colleges in New Mexico. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Central New Mexico Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/07/2018) | |||||
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Clovis Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 1,727 (693/1,034) | 1,583 (640/943) | 585 (277/308) | 92% (92%/91%) | 37% (43%/30%) | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 79 (25/54) | 77 (24/53) | 55 (17/38) | 97% (96%/98%) | 71% (71%/70%) | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico Junior College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico Military Institute | 500 (404/95) | 263 (224/39) | 179 (153/26) | 53% (55%/41%) | 68% (68%/27%) | |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,544 (1,027/507) | 687 (439/241) | 186 (134/52) | 44% (43%/48%) | 27% (31%/10%) | |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 12,269 (5,086/7,146) | 11,678 (4,818/6,823) | 3,642 (1,572/2,055) | 95% (95%/95%) | 31% (33%/29%) | |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southeast New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico State University-Grants | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13,095 (5,322/7,769) | 11,650 (4,643/7,003) | 2,404 (1,030/1,372) | 89% (87%/90%) | 21% (22%/18%) | |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| San Juan College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Santa Fe Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southwestern College | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Mesalands Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| St. John's College | 397 (174/156) | 211 (89/97) | 78 (31/40) | 53% (51%/62%) | 37% (35%/26%) | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | |||||
| Luna Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/31/2023) | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Massage Therapy Training Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Urban Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Average | 4,230 (1,819/1,819) | 3,736 (1,554/2,171) | 1,018 (459/556) | 88.31% (85.4%/119.4%) | 27.26% (29.5%/25.6%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in New Mexico is 1117. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 566 and the average SAT Math score is 551.
St. John's College has the highest SAT scores of 1,420 and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 940 among Colleges in New Mexico. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in New Mexico for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Central New Mexico Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/07/2018) | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Clovis Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 51% (298) | 940 | 480 | 460 | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Junior College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Military Institute | Test Score is NOT considered for New Mexico Military Institute admission. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 84% (155) | 1205 | 610 | 595 | |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 48% (1,758) | 1020 | 520 | 500 | |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southeast New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Grants | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 68% (1,627) | 1000 | 510 | 490 | |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| San Juan College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwestern College | No data is available. | ||||
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Mesalands Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| St. John's College | 35% (27) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||
| Luna Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/31/2023) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Massage Therapy Training Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Urban Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Average | 57.20% | 1117 | 566 | 551 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in New Mexico is 24. By subject, the average ACT English score is 23 and the ACT math score is 22.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in New Mexico for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Central New Mexico Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/07/2018) | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Clovis Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 14% (84) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Junior College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Military Institute | Test Score is NOT considered for New Mexico Military Institute admission. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 14% (26) | 25 | 22 | 25 | |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 8% (286) | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southeast New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Grants | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 18% (440) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| San Juan College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwestern College | No data is available. | ||||
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Mesalands Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| St. John's College | 14% (11) | 32 | 33 | 28 | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||
| Luna Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/31/2023) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Massage Therapy Training Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Urban Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Average | 13.60% | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in New Mexico based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Olympian Academy of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Central New Mexico Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Navajo Technical University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| De Wolff College Hair Styling and Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/07/2018) | ||||||||
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Clovis Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico Junior College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico Military Institute | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southeast New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico State University-Grants | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Northern New Mexico College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| San Juan College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Santa Fe Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Santa Fe University of Art and Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| University of the Southwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southwestern College | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Mesalands Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Western New Mexico University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| St. John's College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| National American University-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 11/30/2018) | ||||||||
| Luna Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 07/31/2023) | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| University of Phoenix-New Mexico | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Universal Therapeutic Massage Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| National American University-Albuquerque West | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Massage Therapy Training Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Aveda Institute-New Mexico | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Glitz School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Urban Academy of Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.