New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, NM · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

$14,141

Avg net price

1,561

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 374Master’s 326	1	374	326
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 110Master’s 131	None reported	110	131
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 103Master’s 103	None reported	103	103
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 68Master’s 54	None reported	68	54
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 5	None reported	23	5
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	None reported	15	None reported
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported	1	11	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s 9	None reported	10	9
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s None reported	None reported	10	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s 3	None reported	5	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 3	None reported	4	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 1	None reported	4	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 4	None reported	2	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 11	None reported	None reported	11
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1	0	None reported	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1	None reported	None reported	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0	None reported	None reported	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports12

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's WrestlingSoftballWomen's BasketballWomen's Cross Country

Athletic participation

283 unique student-athletes · 10 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $4,888
Required fees: $2,528
Food and housing: $10,116
Books and supplies: $1,158
Other expenses: $4,808
Total: $23,498

Total by year

$19,5562019–2019–20
$20,5782020–2120–21
$20,8962021–2221–22
$21,5542022–2322–23
$22,0462023–2423–24
$23,4982024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,141 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation16%

6-year graduation26%

Retention rate57%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$45,937

Median debt$11,399

Campus

Enrollment1,561

Student-faculty ratio10:1

SettingTown

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25