Eastern New
Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Public Community College in Roswell, NM. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $38,550.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,550, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is the weak point: 32% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $16,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 32% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 55% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Retention drops to 35% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 19:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,312 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $5,081 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $2,982 at the $0–30k band to $11,412 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 63% of students at an average of $5,301. 2% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 216 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $2,982 |
| $30–48k | $3,580 |
| $48–75k | $5,253 |
| $75–110k | $7,907 |
| $110k+ | $11,412 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 31 of these 1,312 students, totalling $154,794 — an average of $4,993 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Chaves County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)