New Mexico Highlands University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
New Mexico Highlands University is a public master's university in Las Vegas, NM (town setting), with 1,710 undergraduates (67% women). Cost of attendance is $26,966 a year for out-of-state students and $22,046 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,106 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 26% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, health professions & nursing, business. The campus reported 0.12 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where New Mexico Highlands University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 26%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,260 in-state · $12,180 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research New Mexico Highlands University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
New Mexico Highlands University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $348k | $14,482 | — | |
| Baseball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $424k | $10,102 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $480k | $29,991 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $370k | $23,119 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $129k | $14,382 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 87 | — | 1 | $1.3M | $15,080 | — | |
| Softball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $304k | $16,904 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $453k | $8,088 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $324k | $17,984 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $239k | $7,023 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.