2026 Ranking

Best Community Colleges for Transfer in New Mexico

Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.

Ranked: 19
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Year: 2026
Version: v1

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#111

Central New Mexico Community College

· Central New Mexico Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 19.0%
Retention (FT): 60.0%
Scale: 4.3

#379

New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

· New Mexico State University-Alamogordo, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 31.5%
Retention (FT): 46.0%
Scale: 3.0

#442

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

· New Mexico State University-Dona Ana, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.1%
Retention (FT): 63.0%
Scale: 3.8

#443

New Mexico Junior College

· New Mexico Junior College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.7%
Retention (FT): 70.0%
Scale: 3.3

#457

Santa Fe Community College

· Santa Fe Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.5%
Retention (FT): 59.0%
Scale: 3.5

#550

Clovis Community College

· Clovis Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 16.4%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.4

#620

Northern New Mexico College

· Northern New Mexico College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.7%
Retention (FT): 52.0%
Scale: 3.1

#668

San Juan College

· San Juan College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 6.5%
Retention (FT): 71.0%
Scale: 3.8

#733

Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College

· Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 17.1%
Retention (FT): 33.0%
Scale: 2.9

#783

New Mexico State University-Grants

· New Mexico State University-Grants, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 14.3%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 2.9

#948

Mesalands Community College

· Mesalands Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 10.5%
Retention (FT): 62.0%
Scale: 2.7

#1031

University of New Mexico-Taos Campus

· University of New Mexico-Taos Campus, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 8.5%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 2.9

#1042

University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus

· University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 4.9%
Retention (FT): 58.0%
Scale: 3.1

#1050

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

· Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 1.9%
Retention (FT): 55.0%
Scale: 3.3

#1057

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

· University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 2.3%
Retention (FT): 57.0%
Scale: 3.2

#1067

Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque

· Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 78.0%
Scale: 3.0

#1119

Carrington College-Albuquerque

· Carrington College-Albuquerque, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 84.0%
Scale: 2.7

#1218

Southeast New Mexico College

· Southeast New Mexico College, NM

Profile in progress

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 49.0%
Scale: 3.1

#1234

Luna Community College

· Luna Community College, NM

Mixed outcomes

Transfer-out rate: 0.0%
Retention (FT): 43.0%
Scale: 2.9

How we score — methodology (v1) ▾

Eligibility

Two-year institutions with IPEDS transfer-out rate and ≥500 undergraduates.

Score weights

55%

25%

20%

Transferred Out Rate 55%

Full Time Retention Rate 25%

Log Scale 20%