New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, New Mexico · Also known as NMSU-Alamogordo · Website
$39,067
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,067
median earnings, 10 years after starting
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo is a public 2-year college in Alamogordo, New Mexico with 591 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,369 a year (tuition and fees $2,616 in-state, $6,072 out-of-state). 14% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,067 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,095 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,369
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,616
Out-of-state $6,072
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
14%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,095
About $181 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,067
Rank 2,847 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,369
- Tuition in-state
- $2,616
- Tuition out-of-state
- $6,072
- Cost of attendance
- $15,728
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,714
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,081
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,132
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,249
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,968 in 2015-16 to $2,616 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 591
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 14%
- Retention rate
- 46%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 39
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,847 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,369 | $8,706 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,616 | $2,289 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 14% | 32% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 46% | 60% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,095 | $11,356 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,960 | $32,960 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,067 | $38,550 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
39 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $9,000 | $27,868 | $39,985 | $44,125 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,180 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Support ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | $7,542 | $30,628 | $42,773 | $49,927 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Legal Support ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | $8,550 | $27,638 | $35,798 | $46,706 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
| Data ProcessingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Alamogordo and New Mexico on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New Mexico
- Homes: Homes for sale in New Mexico
Questions and answers
How much does New Mexico State University-Alamogordo cost?
$7,369 a year is the average net price at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,616 for in-state students and $6,072 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,728. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,714 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo?
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do New Mexico State University-Alamogordo graduates earn?
$39,067 a year is the median pay of former New Mexico State University-Alamogordo students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,960 after 6 years). That ranks 2,847 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $56,196.
How much student debt do New Mexico State University-Alamogordo graduates have?
$17,095 is the median federal student loan debt of New Mexico State University-Alamogordo graduates, about $181 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo?
14% of first-time, full-time students at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo finish within 3 years. 46% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (12 associate's graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (11 associate's graduates), Education, General (6 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 39 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.