New Mexico, abbreviated "NM", is in the Mountain region of the U.S. Its capital is Santa Fe.
There were 1,819,046 people in New Mexico as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 6, 1912.
Please explore the cities and towns of New Mexico, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque Colleges | 17 | 51,568 |
| 2 | Santa Fe Colleges | 6 | 5,459 |
| 3 | Las Cruces Colleges | 4 | 24,560 |
| 4 | Las Vegas Colleges | 2 | 5,569 |
| 5 | Roswell Colleges | 2 | 4,383 |
| 6 | Hobbs Colleges | 2 | 3,553 |
| 7 | Alamogordo Colleges | 2 | 3,288 |
| 8 | Farmington Colleges | 1 | 6,991 |
| 9 | Portales Colleges | 1 | 4,173 |
| 10 | Clovis Colleges | 1 | 3,706 |
| 11 | Silver City Colleges | 1 | 2,697 |
| 12 | Gallup Colleges | 1 | 2,636 |
| 13 | Espanola Colleges | 1 | 2,237 |
| 14 | Los Lunas Colleges | 1 | 1,713 |
| 15 | Socorro Colleges | 1 | 1,710 |
| 16 | Carlsbad Colleges | 1 | 1,425 |
| 17 | Taos Colleges | 1 | 1,072 |
| 18 | Grants Colleges | 1 | 798 |
| 19 | Ruidoso Colleges | 1 | 771 |
| 20 | Tucumcari Colleges | 1 | 635 |
| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Alamogordo | 35,582 | Otero |
| Albuquerque | 448,607 | Bernalillo |
| Angel Fire | 1,048 | Colfax |
| Artesia | 10,692 | Eddy |
| Aztec | 6,378 | San Juan |
| Bayard | 2,534 | Grant |
| Belen | 6,901 | Valencia |
| Bernalillo | 6,611 | Sandoval |
| Bloomfield | 6,417 | San Juan |
| Bosque Farms | 3,931 | Valencia |
| Capitan | 1,443 | Lincoln |
| Carlsbad | 25,625 | Eddy |
| Carrizozo | 1,036 | Lincoln |
| Causey | 52 | Roosevelt |
| Chama | 1,199 | Rio Arriba |
| Cimarron | 917 | Colfax |
| Clayton | 2,524 | Union |
| Cloudcroft | 749 | Otero |
| Clovis | 32,667 | Curry |
| Columbus | 1,765 | Luna |
| Corona | 165 | Lincoln |
| Corrales | 7,334 | Sandoval |
| Cuba | 590 | Sandoval |
| Deming | 14,116 | Luna |
| Des Moines | 177 | Union |
| Dexter | 1,235 | Chaves |
| Dora | 130 | Roosevelt |
| Eagle Nest | 306 | Colfax |
| Edgewood | 1,893 | Santa Fe |
| Elephant Butte | 1,390 | Sierra |
| Elida | 183 | Roosevelt |
| Encino | 94 | Torrance |
| Espanola | 9,688 | Rio Arriba |
| Estancia | 1,584 | Torrance |
| Eunice | 2,562 | Lea |
| Farmington | 37,844 | San Juan |
| Floyd | 78 | Roosevelt |
| Folsom | 75 | Union |
| Fort Sumner | 1,249 | De Baca |
| Gallup | 20,209 | McKinley |
| Grady | 98 | Curry |
| Grants | 8,806 | Cibola |
| Grenville | 25 | Union |
| Hagerman | 1,168 | Chaves |
| Hatch | 1,673 | Dona Ana |
| Hobbs | 28,657 | Lea |
| Hope | 107 | Eddy |
| House | 72 | Quay |
| Hurley | 1,464 | Grant |
| Jal | 1,996 | Lea |
| Jemez Springs | 375 | Sandoval |
| Lake Arthur | 432 | Chaves |
| Las Cruces | 74,267 | Dona Ana |
| Las Vegas | 14,565 | San Miguel |
| Logan | 1,094 | Quay |
| Lordsburg | 3,379 | Hidalgo |
| Los Alamos | 11,909 | Los Alamos |
| Los Lunas | 10,034 | Valencia |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque village | 5,092 | Bernalillo |
| Loving | 1,326 | Eddy |
| Lovington | 9,471 | Lea |
| Magdalena | 913 | Socorro |
| Maxwell | 274 | Colfax |
| Melrose | 736 | Curry |
| Mesilla | 2,180 | Dona Ana |
| Milan | 1,891 | Cibola |
| Moriarty | 1,765 | Torrance |
| Mosquero | 120 | Harding |
| Mountainair | 1,116 | Torrance |
| Pecos | 1,441 | San Miguel |
| Portales | 11,131 | Roosevelt |
| Questa | 1,864 | Taos |
| Raton | 7,282 | Colfax |
| Red River | 484 | Taos |
| Reserve | 387 | Catron |
| Rio Rancho | 51,765 | Sandoval |
| Roswell | 45,293 | Chaves |
| Roy | 304 | Harding |
| Ruidoso | 7,698 | Lincoln |
| Ruidoso Downs | 1,824 | Lincoln |
| San Jon | 306 | Quay |
| San Ysidro | 238 | Sandoval |
| Santa Clara | 1,944 | Grant |
| Santa Fe | 62,203 | Santa Fe |
| Santa Rosa | 2,744 | Guadalupe |
| Silver City | 10,545 | Grant |
| Socorro | 8,877 | Socorro |
| Springer | 1,285 | Colfax |
| Sunland Park | 13,309 | Dona Ana |
| Taos | 4,700 | Taos |
| Taos Ski Valley | 56 | Taos |
| Tatum | 683 | Lea |
| Texico | 1,065 | Curry |
| Tijeras | 474 | Bernalillo |
| Truth or Consequences | 7,289 | Sierra |
| Tucumcari | 5,989 | Quay |
| Tularosa | 2,864 | Otero |
| Vaughn | 539 | Guadalupe |
| Wagon Mound | 369 | Mora |
| Willard | 240 | Torrance |
| Williamsburg | 527 | Sierra |
| New Mexico Colleges New Mexico colleges and trade schools. |
| New Mexico Graduate Schools New Mexico Graduate and Business Schools |
| New Mexico Map A detailed map of New Mexico |
| New Mexico Online Colleges Colleges in New Mexico with online degree programs. |

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