New Mexico residents paid $1,616 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $80 more than the $1,536 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 84.7 percent more than residents this year, or $2,984. Their price tag grew 2.8 percent from $2,904 in 2017-18.
About 86 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New Mexico residents. About 13 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 240 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million and 32 students took out student loans totaling more than $133,865.
Including all undergraduates (3,107), 1,849 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.1 million, and 165 students took out $755,857 in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,672 | $1,248 | $1,248 | $1,536 | $1,616 | 29.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~404 | $2,376 | $2,376 | $2,904 | $2,984 | 25.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 203 | 70% | $970,276 | $4,780 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 162 | 56% | $207,246 | $1,279 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 28 | 10% | $21,139 | $755 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 240 | 82% | $1,198,661 | $4,994 |
| Federal student loans | 31 | 11% | $130,865 | $4,221 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 32 | 11% | $133,865 | $4,183 |
| Total student aid | 243 | 84% | - | - |
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