Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM · Public · Town (distant) · NNMC
Public institution in Espanola, NM · 859 undergraduates · $38,112 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%Average net price
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,21686th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,400236th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,328516th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,529246th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $6,00025th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,1121,690th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,3771,566th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.6%1,704th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.5%1,576th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8591,449th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.5%908th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 277 mi (DEN)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $31,670 | $34,261 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $28,598 | $35,060 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1909source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Formerly known as "Spanish American Normal School" (1909–1953)source
- Formerly known as "Northern New Mexico Normal School" (1953–1959)source
- Formerly known as "Northern New Mexico State School" (1959–1970)source
- Formerly known as "New Mexico Technical Vocational School" (1970–1977)source
- Formerly known as "Northern New Mexico Community College" (1977–2005)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 3 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $136,000 (M $68,000 · W $68,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northern New Mexico College’s 859 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NM
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM · 1,122 undergrads
- Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, NM · 1,134 undergrads
- St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM · 369 undergrads
- University of the SouthwestHobbs, NM · 337 undergrads
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NM · 307 undergrads
- New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, NM · 1,561 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA · 858 undergrads
- Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA · 857 undergrads
- Newman UniversityWichita, KS · 857 undergrads
- University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · 861 undergrads
- Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC · 862 undergrads
- Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, CA · 854 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitennmc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 188058)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in New MexicoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Northern New Mexico College vs New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 3 EADA programs at this school
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