Easiest New Mexico Colleges to Get Into
New Mexico has 9 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
5 colleges accept 100% of applicants in New Mexico. Examples include Navajo Technical University, New Mexico Highlands University, Northern New Mexico College and University of the Southwest.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in New Mexico, or the most selective colleges.
Navajo Technical University
- Public 4 Year
- Crownpoint, NM
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $5,301
New Mexico Highlands University
- Public 4 Year
- Las Vegas, NM
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $11,062
Northern New Mexico College
- Public 4 Year
- Espanola, NM
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Northern New Mexico College is a small public college with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus is in Española in northern New Mexico's Española Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.63
- Net Price $8,837
University of the Southwest
- Private 4 Year
- Hobbs, NM
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
University of the Southwest is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business and education. Students attend a small campus in Hobbs in southeastern New Mexico.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.63
- Net Price $17,243
Western New Mexico University
- Public 4 Year
- Silver City, NM
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 12 application deadline
Western New Mexico is a small public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. Students study on a campus in the mountain town of Silver City near the Gila National Forest.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $9,477
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Fe, NM
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- 97% acceptance rate
- 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
- Net Price $15,381
University of New Mexico Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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- 95% acceptance rate
UNM is a large public university known for undergraduate Latin American studies, anthropology, and photography. The urban Albuquerque campus features Pueblo Revival architecture.
- SAT Range 890-1170
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $6,347
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Portales, NM
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 24 application deadline
ENMU is a public university known for undergraduate aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the small college town of Portales on New Mexico's eastern plains.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $6,416
New Mexico State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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| 0 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.
- SAT Range 870-1110
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $10,719