Match #1
Southeast New Mexico College
Carlsbad, NM
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 469 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 20%, close to 27%
- Average net price $6,480, close to $9,471
The colleges most similar to University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus are Southeast New Mexico College, Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, and New Mexico Military Institute. University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus has an average net price of $9,471 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
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Match #2
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 377 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, NM
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate53%
- 331 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 377 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 19%, close to 27%
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate—
- 591 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
New Mexico State University-Grants
Grants, NM
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 356 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 423 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 21%, close to 27%
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, NM
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 411 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Average net price $10,920, close to $9,471
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 525 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 808 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 27%
- Same control type (public)
Questions about University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus?
The closest matches to University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus are Southeast New Mexico College, Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, New Mexico Military Institute, University of New Mexico-Taos Campus, and New Mexico State University-Alamogordo. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus ($9,471 a year), including New Mexico State University-Grants ($1,813), Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College ($3,567), and University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus ($3,778). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
