NM
Northern New Mexico College
3.51 incidents / 1,000 students
Espanola, NM · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Northern New Mexico College
Across 2022–2024, Northern New Mexico College reported 5 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
- 3.51
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,392
- Rank of 2,072
- #24
- NM rank
- 1,425
- Enrolled students
3.51 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Northern New Mexico College reports 3.51 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 26% below Oglethorpe University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Oglethorpe University (7.72/1k); William Penn University (7.72/1k); Labette Community College (1.40/1k); Southeastern Community College (0.70/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k); Brookline College-Albuquerque (0.00/1k); St. John's College (4.28/1k); Southwestern College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.51
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,392
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 67%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 188058 · Northern New Mexico College 3.51/1k score rate · #1,392/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-HIGH 3.51/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,392/2,072
- ST-MID #24 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Labette Community College · +2.11
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,425
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Labette Community College (-2.11/1k)
Northern New Mexico College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Labette Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Labette Community College (-2.11/1k). National rank #1,392 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Northern New Mexico College reports 3.51 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 26% below Oglethorpe University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Oglethorpe University (7.72/1k); William Penn University (7.72/1k); Labette Community College (1.40/1k); Southeastern Community College (0.70/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k); Brookline College-Albuquerque (0.00/1k); St. John's College (4.28/1k); Southwestern College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Northern New Mexico
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Northern on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Southeastern Community College · lowest peer 0.7
Southeastern Community College — lowest peer
0.7 per 1,000 students
- Labette Community College · near 1.4
Labette Community College — near
1.4 per 1,000 students
- Northern New Mexico College · this campus
Northern New Mexico College — this campus
3.51 per 1,000 students
- Walla Walla University · near
Walla Walla University — near
6.31 per 1,000 students
- William Penn University · highest peer
William Penn University — highest peer
7.72 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Northern New Mexico College's 3.51/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Northern New Mexico College increased from 1 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 14 NM 4-year peers in this comparison, Northern New Mexico College is larger than 46% and safer-reporting than 38% - the smaller, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Northern New Mexico College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College | 289 | 0.00 | 0 | 85 |
| St. John's College | 467 | 4.28 | 8 | 23 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | 560 | 0.00 | 15 | 85 |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | 841 | 103.45 | 23 | 0 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 947 | 1.06 | 31 | 62 |
| University of the Southwest | 1,130 | 0.00 | 38 | 85 |
| Northern New Mexico College (this campus) | 1,425 | 3.51 | 46 | 38 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,622 | 5.55 | 54 | 15 |
| Navajo Technical University | 1,704 | 1.17 | 62 | 46 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 2,704 | 1.11 | 69 | 54 |
| Western New Mexico University | 3,531 | 0.85 | 77 | 69 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 5,725 | 0.35 | 85 | 77 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Northern New Mexico College rose from 1 to 4 (+300%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 4).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Northern New Mexico College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNorthern New Mexico College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Northern New Mexico College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
GA
Oglethorpe University
7.72 incidents / 1,000 students
IA
William Penn University
7.72 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Northern New Mexico College sits on price and outcomes
At $7,276, Northern New Mexico College's reported average net price is cheaper than 41% among 39 New Mexico colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $8,889.
- $7,276
- average net price
- $8,889
- New Mexico median
- 5.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $34,377 - about 4.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $6,400
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,328
- Avg Net Price
- $7,276
- Median Debt
- $6,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 32%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 30%
- Retention Rate
- 52%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $34,377
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $38,112
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 68%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,288 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA · 1,425 enrolled
Safety Score 7.72
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IA · 1,425 enrolled
Safety Score 7.72
Labette Community College
Parsons, KS · 1,426 enrolled
Safety Score 1.40
Southeastern Community College
Whiteville, NC · 1,426 enrolled
Safety Score 0.70
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA · 1,426 enrolled
Safety Score 6.31
Closest by National Rank
Northern New Mexico College (national rank #1392) sits near Florida State University (#1393) and Pacific University (#1391) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Northern New Mexico College, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA · 1,425 enrolled
Safety score 7.72
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IA · 1,425 enrolled
Safety score 7.72
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY · 1,424 enrolled
Safety score 2.81
Walla Walla University
College Place, WA · 1,426 enrolled
Safety score 6.31
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL · 1,423 enrolled
Safety score 2.81
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX · 1,423 enrolled
Safety score 10.54
Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ · 1,421 enrolled
Safety score 0.70
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN · 1,429 enrolled
Safety score 4.20
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · 43,889 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Linfield University
Mcminnville, OR · 1,709 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · 58,658 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · 56,365 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety score 3.50
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · 8,238 enrolled
Safety score 3.52
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · 1,988 enrolled
Safety score 3.52
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · 11,886 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Northern New Mexico College safe?
Northern New Mexico College has a safety score of 3.51 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,392 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Oglethorpe University (7.72/1k). Same-state same-level set: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k); Brookline College-Albuquerque (0.00/1k); St. John's College (4.28/1k); Southwestern College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Northern New Mexico College?
For calendar year 2024, Northern New Mexico College reported Burglary (4) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Northern New Mexico College compare to similar schools?
Northern New Mexico College reports 26% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Oglethorpe University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Oglethorpe University (7.72/1k); William Penn University (7.72/1k); Labette Community College (1.40/1k); Southeastern Community College (0.70/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k). Same-state same-level set: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k); Brookline College-Albuquerque (0.00/1k); St. John's College (4.28/1k); Southwestern College (0.00/1k).
Does Northern New Mexico College have fire safety data?
Northern New Mexico College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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