10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Carlsbad, New Mexico
Southeast New Mexico College
Southeast New Mexico College is a public institution in Carlsbad, New Mexico. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $5,734
- Avg net price / yr
- 26.0%
- 150%-time completion
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southeast New Mexico College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Southeast New Mexico College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,734
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
26.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,734
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
26.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 26.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southeast New Mexico College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
469
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
26.0%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Southeast New Mexico College ranks in New Mexico
State rank among 35 reporting New Mexico colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southeast New Mexico College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $5,734 | #14 of 40 | 65th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 26.0% | #26 of 39 | 33rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 469 | #21 of 41 | 49th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Mexico
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $76,489 | $9,873 |
| 2 | New Mexico Military Institute | $57,410 | $4,571 |
| 3 | New Mexico Highlands University | $45,937 | $14,838 |
| 4 | University of the Southwest | $45,389 | $16,927 |
| 5 | St. John's College | $44,985 | $26,674 |
| 6 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | $44,792 | $15,489 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | $44,792 | $4,868 |
| 8 | University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | $44,792 | $5,714 |
| 9 | University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | $44,792 | $9,165 |
| 10 | University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | $44,792 | $13,470 |
| 11 | Western New Mexico University | $39,095 | $8,522 |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | $39,067 | $8,889 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southeast New Mexico College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,147 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$6,466 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$6,176 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southeast New Mexico College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,176 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $4,008 |
| Average Net Price | $5,734 |
11.8%
Pell Grant Rate
1.7%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Southeast New Mexico College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,581 to $7,945 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -5.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,581
Highest year
$7,945
Most recent (2023)
$4,821
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,0742023 · $4,821
Over the same years, enrollment went -47.1% (806 → 426 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 26.0% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 58 | $33,240 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Southeast New Mexico College cost? ▼
The average net price at Southeast New Mexico College is $5,734. In-state tuition is $1,176 and out-of-state tuition is $4,008.
What is the graduation rate at Southeast New Mexico College? ▼
Southeast New Mexico College has a 26.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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