Universities in New Mexico

The roots of Santa Fe University of Art and Design grow directly from New Mexico’s oldest chartered college, St. Michael’s College, which was founded in 1859 and granted a charter for higher education in 1874. Saint Michael's College changed its name to the College of Santa Fe in 1966 and ...

Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, the story of University of the Southwest is an inspiring one.  It is a story of vision and dreams, faith and determination, work and wisdom.  It encompasses countless numbers of hearts and hands who have joined together to build an institution that not only enriches ...

Northern New Mexico College and its mission have always played an integral role in the State of New Mexico’s goal to provide educational opportunities for its residents. In the early 1900’s the New Mexico Territorial Legislature determined that a facility was needed as a “normal school” with a primary function of ...

New Mexico Highlands University has served as a leading academic, cultural and economic institution for the communities of Northern New Mexico. Entering its 117th year, NMHU continues its historic mission on its main campus in Las Vegas and centers in Farmington, Roswell, Española/Santa Fe, Rio Rancho/Albuquerque and Raton. Student academic success is ...

Eastern New Mexico University for its personal touch, accredited academic programs and affordable costs. ENMU offers a variety of services to help students succeed in their academic, personal and professional lives. That's why our slogan is "Student Success—that's what it's all about!" ENMU, which opened in 1934, celebrated 75 years ...

Western New Mexico University, a public university  located in Silver City, New Mexico, has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture, language and ethnic ...

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (also called New Mexico Tech, and was originally known as the New Mexico School of Mines) is a university located in Socorro, New Mexico. New Mexico Tech offers over 30 bachelor of science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering (including mineral engineering), management, and ...

New Mexico State University, or NMSU, is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It also has campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County, and Grants, with extension and research centers across New Mexico. The school was founded in 1888 as the Las Cruces College, an agricultural college, and ...

Founded in 1889, The University of New Mexico now occupies 600 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque , a city of more than 700,000 people. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande to the Sandia Mountains to the ...