Mesalands Community College

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#14777 / #3857
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public educational institution of the United States in Tucumcari, New Mexico

Mesalands Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3857
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,136
Graduation rate
51%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
411

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About Mesalands Community College

According to Wikipedia, Mesalands Community College, is a public community college in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It is also the home of the North American Wind Research and Training Center and the Mesalands Stampede Intercollegiate Rodeo Team.

Mesalands Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
62%51%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Mesalands Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,136
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$10,680
30K - 48K$11,089
48K - 75K$2,548
75K - 110K$12,744
110K+$14,550

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Mesalands Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Mesalands Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $33,837 a year, and 66% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Mesalands Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
844844

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Mesalands Community College?

Mesalands Community College is located at 911 S Tenth Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401-3352.

How Safe is Mesalands Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Mesalands Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Mesalands Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Tucumcari has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Mesalands Community College Known For?

Mesalands Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Mesalands Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Mesalands Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Computer Science
#5240
World Rank
#5247
Historical Rank
#1220
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #1220 in the U.S. and #5240 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Biology
#10235
World Rank
#10250
Historical Rank
#2611
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #2611 in the U.S. and #10235 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Earth Sciences
#9557
World Rank
#9573
Historical Rank
#2788
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #2788 in the U.S. and #9557 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Medical
#12818
World Rank
#12820
Historical Rank
#3567
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #3567 in the U.S. and #12818 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Political Science
#14743
World Rank
#14745
Historical Rank
#3670
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #3670 in the U.S. and #14743 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Education
#15504
World Rank
#15509
Historical Rank
#4058
USA Rank

Mesalands Community College ranks #4058 in the U.S. and #15504 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees