unitid 187897 · Las Vegas, NM · public 4-year · town (remote)
New Mexico Highlands University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,486
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,451
18th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
82nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
26%
finish within 150% time
13th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,868
40th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,838
after aid, aided students
64th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,937
after entry, Title IV students
38th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$11,399
17th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,511 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k45%
- 30-48k26%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $24,029
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,416
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 140 | $59,334 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 82 | $49,972 | $18,375 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 69 | $78,181 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 63 | $47,702 | $18,375 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 55 | $59,300 | $16,760 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 45 | $55,437 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 41 | $107,510 | $21,392 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 35 | $64,240 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 35 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 31 | — | $9,894 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 21 | $49,163 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 21 | $45,243 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.