The Best New Mexico Small Colleges

These are the top ranked small, public and private, four-year colleges in New Mexico as ranked by CollegeSimply. These schools all have undergraduate enrollment under 3,000. Small colleges allow students a more intimate and personalized experience where it's more likely you will get to know your professors. Leading the list for 2024 is New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Learn how the Best Small Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.