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No school ranked more ethnically diverse than New Mexico Military Institute this year in New Mexico. On ethnic diversity, it scores 81.0 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 81.0, alongside a 75.6 gender-diversity score.
by our College Data Analytics Team
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No school ranked more ethnically diverse than New Mexico Military Institute this year in New Mexico. On ethnic diversity, it scores 81.0 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 81.0, alongside a 75.6 gender-diversity score.
Out of the 40 colleges in New Mexico in this year's ranking, Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College landed the #2 spot. It scores 70.2 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 70.2, with a gender-diversity score of 95.4.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus earned the #3 place in New Mexico. Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus scores 69.1 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 69.1, and gender diversity 92.5.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus earned the #4 place in New Mexico. It scores 67.2 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 67.2, alongside a 98.5 gender-diversity score.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology earned the #5 place in New Mexico. The school's ethnic diversity score is 66.5 out of 100. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 66.5, with a gender-diversity score of 93.8.
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the most ethnically diverse colleges. It scores 66.2 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 66.2, with a gender-diversity score of 98.2.
San Juan College placed #7 among the most ethnically diverse colleges in New Mexico. It scores 65.3 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 65.3, with a gender-diversity score of 91.3.
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus placed #8 among the most ethnically diverse colleges in New Mexico. On ethnic diversity, it scores 64.7 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 64.7, alongside a 95.8 gender-diversity score.
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #9 in this year's ranking. On ethnic diversity, it scores 64.3 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 64.3, and gender diversity 91.2.
University of the Southwest ranked #10 on our 2026 list of the most ethnically diverse colleges. University of the Southwest scores 63.8 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 63.8, alongside a 91.2 gender-diversity score.
Western New Mexico University ranked #11 on our 2026 list of the most ethnically diverse colleges. The school's ethnic diversity score is 63.4 out of 100. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 63.4, alongside a 91.4 gender-diversity score.
Brookline College-Albuquerque placed #12 among the most ethnically diverse colleges in New Mexico. The school's ethnic diversity score is 63.0 out of 100. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 63.0, alongside a 58.7 gender-diversity score.
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus earned the #13 position in New Mexico. University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus scores 62.2 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 62.2, and gender diversity 99.4.
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque came in at #14 in this year's ranking. Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque scores 61.9 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 61.9, and gender diversity 67.6.
New Mexico State University-Grants came in at #15 in this year's ranking. New Mexico State University-Grants scores 61.7 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 61.7, and gender diversity 93.5.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #16 in this year's ranking. Central New Mexico Community College scores 61.2 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 61.2, alongside a 97.0 gender-diversity score.
Carrington College-Albuquerque came in at #17 in this year's ranking. It scores 59.1 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 59.1, and gender diversity 91.4.
Santa Fe Community College placed #18 among the most ethnically diverse colleges in New Mexico. On ethnic diversity, it scores 58.8 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 58.8, and gender diversity 96.3.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development came in at #19 in this year's ranking. On ethnic diversity, it scores 58.4 out of 100. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 58.4, alongside a 95.3 gender-diversity score.
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus placed #20 among the most ethnically diverse colleges in New Mexico. The school's ethnic diversity score is 58.1 out of 100. Racial-ethnic diversity scores 58.1, and gender diversity 98.6.
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology earned the #21 position in New Mexico. Olympian Academy of Cosmetology scores 57.8 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 57.8, with a gender-diversity score of 72.9.
St. John's College came in at #22 in this year's ranking. On ethnic diversity, it scores 57.7 out of 100. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 57.7, and gender diversity 99.5.
Mesalands Community College ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the most ethnically diverse colleges. Mesalands Community College scores 57.0 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 57.0, with a gender-diversity score of 88.8.
Southeast New Mexico College came in at #24 in this year's ranking. Southeast New Mexico College scores 57.0 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. Its racial-ethnic diversity score is 57.0, and gender diversity 98.1.
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo ranked #25 on our 2026 list of the most ethnically diverse colleges. New Mexico State University-Alamogordo scores 56.8 out of 100 for ethnic diversity. On racial-ethnic diversity it scores 56.8, and gender diversity 93.0.
Not far behind, these colleges also rank among the most ethnically diverse this year:
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the racial and ethnic makeup of the student body. The racial-ethnic minorities percentage is calculated by taking the total number of students, subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity is unknown, and dividing by total enrollment.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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