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Highest first-year retention in New Mexico
26 colleges in New Mexico with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Navajo Technical University · NM · Public86%2New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology · NM · Public77%3Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · NM · Private (for-profit)77%4New Mexico State University-Main Campus · NM · Public75%5University of New Mexico-Main Campus · NM · Public73%6Central New Mexico Community College · NM · Public65%7Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus · NM · Public62%8San Juan College · NM · Public62%9New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · NM · Public61%10New Mexico State University-Grants · NM · Public61%11Northern New Mexico College · NM · Public61%12Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development · NM · Public58%13Clovis Community College · NM · Public57%14New Mexico Highlands University · NM · Public57%15University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus · NM · Public57%16University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · NM · Public56%17Santa Fe Community College · NM · Public55%18New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · NM · Public54%19Western New Mexico University · NM · Public54%20University of the Southwest · NM · Private (nonprofit)53%21Luna Community College · NM · Public51%22Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus · NM · Public50%23Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College · NM · Public50%24Southeast New Mexico College · NM · Public46%25New Mexico Junior College · NM · Public43%26University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · NM · Public41%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.