ADN Programs in New Mexico

Where possible, we include NCLEX pass rates data for each campus. The average pass rates are calculated using the last 3 years of data. The average scores are then used in our annual RN/PN rankings. You can read more about it here. You can also view this year's rankings for New Mexico here.

Updated: March 12, 2026
San Juan College

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
98.1%
RN test takers per year
24
RN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

Eastern New Mexico University

Eastern New Mexico University offers ADN programs at 2 campuses in New Mexico.

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
95.4%
RN test takers per year
26
RN rank (2024)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Las Cruces, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
96.0%
RN test takers per year
24
RN rank (2025)
#2
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
10
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Clovis Community College

Clovis Community College

Clovis, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C... Western Association of Schools...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
93.4%
RN test takers per year
38
RN rank (2025)
#3
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
21
PN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
New Mexico Junior College

New Mexico Junior College

Hobbs, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.3%
RN test takers per year
28
RN rank (2025)
#4
NCLEX-PN pass rate
97.7%
PN test takers (avg)
6
PN rank (2025)
#2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Northern New Mexico College

Northern New Mexico College

Espanola, NM
Public
4-year

Accreditations

CCNE North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
91.1%
RN test takers per year
12
RN rank (2025)
#4
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
89.7%
RN test takers per year
13
RN rank (2025)
#5
NCLEX-PN pass rate
0.0%
PN test takers (avg)
2
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Carrington College-Albuquerque

Carrington College-Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.3%
RN test takers per year
58
RN rank (2025)
#6
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
10
PN rank (2025)
#1
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend

University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico offers ADN programs at 4 campuses in New Mexico.

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
64.2%
RN test takers per year
17
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
University of New Mexico-Main Campus

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACME CCNE North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
88.1%
RN test takers per year
160
RN rank (2024)
#6
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus

University of New Mexico-Taos Campus

Ranchos de Taos, NM
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
RN test takers per year
1

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
60.3%
RN test takers per year
7
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Western New Mexico University

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM
Public
4-year

Accreditations

ACEN CCNE North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
85.2%
RN test takers per year
21
RN rank (2025)
#7
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Central New Mexico Community College

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
83.6%
RN test takers per year
140
RN rank (2025)
#8
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Anamarc College - Santa Teresa

Anamarc College - Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa, NM
Public
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Dona Ana Community College

Dona Ana Community College

Las Cruces, NM
Public
4-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Luna Community College

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN LPN to ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
72.1%
RN test takers per year
18
RN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Mesalands Community College

Mesalands Community College

Tucumcari, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Navajo Technical University

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM
Public
4-year

Accreditations

North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX data not available for this campus.
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque

Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM
Private
2-year

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-PN pass rate
72.8%
PN test takers (avg)
38
PN NCLEX Pass Rate Trend
Southeast New Mexico College

Southeast New Mexico College

Carlsbad, NM
Public
2-year

Accreditations

ACEN North Central Association of C...

Programs Offered

ADN

NCLEX Stats

NCLEX-RN pass rate
100.0%
RN test takers per year
13
NCLEX-PN pass rate
100.0%
PN test takers (avg)
1