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Northern New Mexico College

Espanola, New Mexico·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·nnmc.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
1,425
peer median 3,886
Avg net price
$7,276
+$837 vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
29%
4-year graduation
6%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
31%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

26.7pp gap
Pell recipients
22%26 of 118
Non-Pell (all)
49%19 of 39
No Federal Aid
49%19 of 39

Non-Pell students graduate at a 26.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 51 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
51
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

51programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data51 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
51

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1982Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Aug 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,187
$30–48k$7,539
$48–75k$6,811
$75–110k$8,097
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,276
+$837vs Baccalaureate median $6,440
Federal loans
3.4%
In-state tuition
$6,400
Out-of-state
$14,328

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 595 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $293K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
595
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.1M
$3,054,975 total
Direct Loans
$293K
66 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$152K
38 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$142K
28 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 73 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (6.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.8%
+4.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
73
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.1%
2017
16.9%
2018
18.3%
2019
6.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Northern New Mexico College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

200 total completions
01Business
6331.5%
02Education
3618.0%
03Health Professions
3216.0%
04Science Technologies
2311.5%
05Liberal Arts
2010.0%
06Biological Sciences
126.0%
07Natural Resources
42.0%
08Engineering Tech
42.0%
09Engineering
31.5%
10Security/Protective
31.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,425
12-mo unduplicated
1,811
Undergraduate
1,811
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%749
Women
59%1,062

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
65.7%
White
13.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
7.4%
Two or more
6.2%
Unknown
2.3%
Black
2.2%
Asian
1.5%
Non-resident
1.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
36
19 M · 17 W
Women athletes
47.2%
Athletic aid
$136K
Total student aid
Budget
$967K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$68K
$68K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$70K
$70K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
19 M · 17 W
$733K
Cross Country
8 M · 8 W
$8K
Tennis
4 M · 4 W
$6K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.05
4 offenses · 1,310 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.601 yr ago3.05Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs00
Liquor11

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
57

Northern New Mexico College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Northern New Mexico College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectNorthern New Mexico College
29%1,425$7,276Baccalaureate
2,396$10,999Baccalaureate
3,812$4,732Baccalaureate
3,959$7,081Baccalaureate
5,690$4,512Baccalaureate
11,029$5,798Baccalaureate
Peer group median29%3,886$6,440

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Northern New Mexico College's comparison group.

Northern New Mexico College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
(505) 747-2100
Address
921 N. Paseo de Oñate Española, NM 87532

The page provides information about various surveys conducted by Northern New Mexico College's Office of Institutional Research, focusing on student satisfaction and employer feedback. Contact information for the Española campus is provided, but further details about the office's mission or team are not included.

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Team
2 members
  • Carmella Sanchez
    Director of Institutional Research, Accreditation & Planning
  • Rishi R. Poudyal
    Institutional Research Analyst

Frequently asked questions about Northern New Mexico College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northern New Mexico College.

What is the graduation rate at Northern New Mexico College?

Northern New Mexico College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Northern New Mexico College?

Northern New Mexico College reports a total enrollment of 1,425 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Northern New Mexico College?

The average net price at Northern New Mexico College is $7,276 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Northern New Mexico College located?

Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico 87532.

Who runs Institutional Research at Northern New Mexico College?

Northern New Mexico College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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