For the year 2024, Mesalands Community College charged in-state students $2,136 in tuition and fees, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This places the college as the 16th most expensive public institution in New Mexico for 2024.
The tuition and fees for in-state students remained the same as the previous year.
Out-of-state students at Mesalands Community College paid $3,408 in 2024, with no change from the prior year.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | The University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $10,140 |
| Socorro | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $9,476 |
| Las Cruces | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | $8,183 |
| Silver City | Western New Mexico University | $7,868 |
| Las Vegas | New Mexico Highlands University | $7,416 |
| Portales | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | $7,194 |
| Roswell | New Mexico Military Institute | $7,190 |
| Espanola | Northern New Mexico College | $6,400 |
| Alamogordo | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | $3,000 |
| Gallup | The University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | $2,906 |
| Las Cruces | New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | $2,718 |
| Roswell | Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | $2,424 |
| Grants | New Mexico State University-Grants | $2,376 |
| Los Alamos | The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | $2,214 |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe Community College | $2,139 |
| Tucumcari | Mesalands Community College | $2,136 |
| Ranchos de Taos | The University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | $2,136 |
| Albuquerque | Central New Mexico Community College | $2,060 |
| Hobbs | New Mexico Junior College | $1,920 |
| Farmington | San Juan College | $1,910 |
| Las Vegas | Luna Community College | $1,906 |
| Los Lunas | The University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | $1,878 |
| Clovis | Clovis Community College | $1,856 |
| Ruidoso | Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | $1,804 |
