2021’s Best Colleges in New Mexico – WalletHub Study

With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and colleges adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2021’s Best College & University Rankings report, as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 4 Colleges & Universities in New Mexico

1. St. John’s College

2. New Mexico State University

3. University of New Mexico

4. Eastern New Mexico University

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:

School Snapshot: St. John’s College (1 = Best):

• 3^rd – Admission Rate
• 4^th – Net Cost
• 1^st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 3^rd – On-Campus Crime
• 3^rd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 3^rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: New Mexico State University (1 = Best):

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 1^st – Net Cost
• 2^nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 2^nd – On-Campus Crime
• 4^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3^rd – Graduation Rate
• 2^nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of New Mexico (1 = Best):

• 4^th – Admission Rate
• 3^rd – Net Cost
• 3^rd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 4^th – On-Campus Crime
• 2^nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2^nd – Graduation Rate
• 1^st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

To view the full reports, please visit:

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748/

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704/

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