Best Southwestern Colleges
There are 261 colleges and universities in the Southwest enrolling 2,348,034 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the Southwest below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in Southwest offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
The Southwest is home to nationally ranked institutions like Rice University, Trinity University, Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas at Austin. The highest ranked college in the Southwest is Rice University and the top rated public state college is The University of Texas at Austin.
List of the Best Southwest Colleges
Prescott College
- Private 4 Year
- Prescott, AZ
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- Aug 15 application deadline
Prescott College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and adventure education. Most programs emphasize field-based experiential learning in the surrounding Arizona highlands.
- SAT Range 1095-1290
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $23,377
Rio Salado College
- Public 2 Year
- Tempe, AZ
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Rio Salado is a public community college known for online associate degrees and flexible distance-learning programs. Most students take courses remotely rather than on a traditional campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,733
Scottsdale Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Scottsdale, AZ
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Scottsdale Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in culinary arts and hospitality. The campus is located in Scottsdale within the Phoenix metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,504
South Mountain Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Phoenix, AZ
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South Mountain is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The urban campus is in southern Phoenix near South Mountain Park.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,152
Yavapai College
- Public 2 Year
- Prescott, AZ
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1.0 | 1 reviews
Yavapai is a public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing, allied health, and career-technical fields. The main campus sits in the mountain town of Prescott in central Arizona.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,929
Central New Mexico Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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- Aug 6 application deadline
CNM is a large community college known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and technical career programs. Most students commute to campuses across the Albuquerque area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,560
Navajo Technical University
- Public 4 Year
- Crownpoint, NM
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Navajo Technical University is a public tribal university known for undergraduate applied technology, engineering technology, and vocational trades. The rural Crownpoint campus sits on the Navajo Nation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,301
New Mexico State University Dona Ana
- Public 2 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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Doña Ana is a public community college in the New Mexico State University system offering associate degrees and career-technical certificates. Campuses serve students across the Las Cruces area of southern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,936
Clovis Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Clovis, NM
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A public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The campus is located in the small city of Clovis on New Mexico's eastern plains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,974
Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus
- Public 2 Year
- Roswell, NM
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ENMU-Roswell is a public community college known for undergraduate aviation and nursing programs. The campus is located in Roswell in southeastern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,081
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Fe, NM
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- Aug 4 application deadline
IAIA is a tribal college known for undergraduate studio arts, creative writing, and museum studies. The Santa Fe campus is devoted to contemporary Native American and Alaska Native arts and culture.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $15,381
New Mexico Highlands University
- Public 4 Year
- Las Vegas, NM
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1.0 | 2 reviews
New Mexico Highlands is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, social work, and business. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution on a campus near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,062
New Mexico Military Institute
- Public 2 Year
- Roswell, NM
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- Aug 2 application deadline
NMMI is a public military junior college known for associate-degree programs and military leadership training. Cadets live under a structured military system on the campus in Roswell.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 53%
- Net Price $7,127
University of New Mexico Gallup Campus
- Public 2 Year
- Gallup, NM
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UNM-Gallup is a public branch campus of the University of New Mexico offering associate degrees in nursing, education, and technical trades. The small campus sits in Gallup near the Navajo Nation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,097
University of New Mexico Los Alamos Campus
- Public 2 Year
- Los Alamos, NM
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UNM-Los Alamos is a public two-year branch campus known for associate programs in science, technology, and pre-engineering. The small campus sits in the mountain town of Los Alamos near Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,837
New Mexico State University Alamogordo
- Public 2 Year
- Alamogordo, NM
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NMSU Alamogordo is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs in fields such as nursing, business, and technical studies. The campus serves Alamogordo and nearby Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,868
Southeast New Mexico College
- Public 2 Year
- Carlsbad, NM
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- Aug 27 application deadline
Southeast New Mexico College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and business. The campus is in Carlsbad in southeastern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,917