Colleges and International Students in New Mexico

Where international students come from

In 10/2026, New Mexico had 3,342 active F and M students. The table lists the 15 largest countries and places of origin. STEM counts come from a separate SEVIS STEM table with a different basis, so for a few countries they exceed the total.

International students by year

From 2013 to 2025, international students fell 24% and their share of students went from 2.8% to 2.8%.

Where first-year students come from and go

In fall 2024, colleges in New Mexico enrolled 14,728 first-year students from the state and 2,275 from other states; 3,035 first-year students from the state went to college elsewhere.

Colleges in New Mexico

All 47 colleges recognized by the US Department of Education; counts are fall enrollment for the 2025 school year.

Rank	School	City	Type	Students	International	International share
#236	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Albuquerque	Public, 4-year	23,124	1,129	4.9%
#250	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Las Cruces	Public, 4-year	15,408	878	5.7%
—	NNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro	Public, 4-year	1,622	169	10.4%
—	SSanta Fe Community College	Santa Fe	Public, 2-year	4,469	165	3.7%
—	EEastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	Portales	Public, 4-year	5,725	155	2.7%
—	NNew Mexico State University-Dona Ana	Las Cruces	Public, 2-year	7,200	150	2.1%
—	WWestern New Mexico University	Silver City	Public, 4-year	3,531	111	3.1%
—	NNew Mexico Military Institute	Roswell	Public, 2-year	463	99	21.4%
—	NNew Mexico Highlands University	Las Vegas	Public, 4-year	2,704	81	3.0%
—	SSan Juan College	Farmington	Public, 2-year	6,452	64	1.0%
—	CCentral New Mexico Community College	Albuquerque	Public, 2-year	19,342	57	0.3%
LAC #154	St. John's College (NM)	Santa Fe	Private nonprofit, 4-year	467	53	11.3%
—	SSoutheast New Mexico College	Carlsbad	Public, 2-year	1,431	28	2.0%
—	EEastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College	Ruidoso	Public, 2-year	773	21	2.7%
—	NNew Mexico State University-Alamogordo	Alamogordo	Public, 2-year	1,152	17	1.5%
—	NNew Mexico State University-Grants	Grants	Public, 2-year	754	16	2.1%
—	UUniversity of New Mexico-Gallup Campus	Gallup	Public, 2-year	1,687	14	0.8%
—	CClovis Community College	Clovis	Public, 2-year	2,342	11	0.5%
—	NNorthern New Mexico College	Espanola	Public, 4-year	1,425	10	0.7%
—	NNavajo Technical University	Crownpoint	Public, 4-year	1,704	6	0.4%
—	UUniversity of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus	Los Alamos	Public, 2-year	349	6	1.7%
—	CCarrington College-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	Private for-profit, 2-year	357	4	1.1%
—	NNew Mexico Junior College	Hobbs	Public, 2-year	2,235	2	0.1%
—	UUniversity of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus	Los Lunas	Public, 2-year	921	2	0.2%
—	VVogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe	Santa Fe	—	55	2	3.6%
—	IInstitute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Santa Fe	Public, 4-year	947	1	0.1%
—	UUniversity of New Mexico-Taos Campus	Ranchos de Taos	Public, 2-year	896	1	0.1%
—	PPima Medical Institute-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	Private for-profit, 2-year	562	1	0.2%
—	SSouthwestern College	Santa Fe	Private nonprofit, 4-year	289	1	0.3%
—	EEastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus	Roswell	Public, 2-year	2,082	0	0.0%
—	UUniversity of the Southwest	Hobbs	Private nonprofit, 4-year	1,130	0	0.0%
—	BBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine	Las Cruces	Private for-profit, 4-year	841	0	0.0%
—	LLuna Community College	Las Vegas	Public, 2-year	743	0	0.0%
—	MMesalands Community College	Tucumcari	Public, 2-year	563	0	0.0%
—	BBrookline College-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	Private for-profit, 4-year	560	0	0.0%
—	OOlympian Academy of Cosmetology	LAS CRUCES	—	338	0	0.0%
—	SSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute	Albuquerque	Public, 2-year	215	0	0.0%
—	AAveda Institute-New Mexico	Albuquerque	—	161	0	0.0%
—	GGlitz School of Cosmetology	Las Cruces	—	124	0	0.0%
—	PPaul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	—	119	0	0.0%
—	AAvenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute	Albuquerque	—	96	0	0.0%
—	AA Better U Beauty Barber Academy	Albuquerque	—	46	0	0.0%
—	GGlitz School of Cosmetology - Santa Fe Campus	Santa Fe	—	35	0	0.0%
—	SSouthwest University of Naprapathic Medicine	Santa Fe	Private for-profit, 4-year	18	0	0.0%
—	UUrban Academy of Beauty	Rio Rancho	—	0	0	—
—	CCome and Behold Women's Seminary	Albuquerque	Private nonprofit, 4-year	0	0	—
—	UUEI College-United Education Institute-Albuquerque	Albuquerque	—	0	0	—

Cities in New Mexico