New Mexico State University-Main Campus vs Texas Tech University

Las Cruces, NM · Lubbock, TX · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NM:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × TX
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $6,747–$10,428 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -33.6% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Texas Tech University: average net price rose +30.3% from $15,403 (2013) to $20,071 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: New Mexico State University-Main Campus vs Texas Tech University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($8,889 vs $19,070 at Texas Tech University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Texas Tech University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($62,454 vs $39,067 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Texas Tech University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,588 vs $32,960 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)

New Mexico State University-Main Campus profile · Texas Tech University profile · Compare other colleges

Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?
New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $8,889 versus $19,070 at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?
Texas Tech University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $62,454 versus $39,067 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?
Texas Tech University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,588 versus $32,960 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025