Psychology in New Mexico: 8 Best colleges Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in New Mexico ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 31.4K academic papers made by 8 universities in New Mexico was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of New Mexico

Albuquerque

For Psychology

#89 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

2. New Mexico State University

Las Cruces

For Psychology

#230 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 998
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

3. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro

For Psychology

#705 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

4. Eastern New Mexico University

Portales

For Psychology

#795 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas

For Psychology

#1112 in the United States

#1184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $6,020
Enrollment: 2,814

6. Western New Mexico University

Silver City

For Psychology

#1201 in the United States

#1277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $11,879
Enrollment: 3,570

7. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Santa Fe

For Psychology

#1243 in the United States

#1319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,024
Enrollment: 831

8. Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint

For Psychology

#1472 in the United States

#1554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,285
Enrollment: 1,544

Closest to New Mexico states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Arizona	11	40
Colorado	21	58
Texas	77	34
Oklahoma	20	129
Utah	11	43
Kansas	14	75
Nebraska	13	111
Nevada	7	149
Arkansas	17	124
South Dakota	8	261
Missouri	35	18
California	130	4
Louisiana	25	90
Idaho	7	271
Iowa	31	31
Montana	7	231
Mississippi	14	158
North Dakota	7	209
Illinois	71	20
Oregon	18	55
Minnesota	28	16
Alabama	25	52
Tennessee	37	42
Wisconsin	32	17
Indiana	35	57
Washington	30	5
Kentucky	26	56
Georgia	45	21
Michigan	37	3
Ohio	60	23
South Carolina	25	73
West Virginia	17	100
North Carolina	44	14
Florida	58	27
Virginia	43	39
Pennsylvania	101	6
District of Columbia	10	70
Maryland	28	2
New York	132	8
New Jersey	27	32
Connecticut	21	7
Vermont	11	96
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
New Hampshire	13	95
Maine	13	254
Puerto Rico	16	429
Alaska	4	387
Hawaii	6	139

Psychology subfields in New Mexico