2021 Best Colleges in New Mexico for Students from Japan

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Japanese Students in New Mexico ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across New Mexico to determine which were the best for Japanese students in New Mexico. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Colleges in New Mexico for Students from Japan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$25,243 Avg Tuition & Fees

4.5% International Students

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the best school for Japanese students in New Mexico in this year’s ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school awarded 4,294 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 4.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UNM are China, India, and Nepal.

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2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

$23,767 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.4% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Japanese students in New Mexico. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at NMSU Main Campus come from such countries as Kuwait, Mexico, and India.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.