New Mexico § 21-1-2 - Matriculation and tuition fees

§ 21-1-2. Matriculation and tuition fees

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978 , the boards of regents of the university of New Mexico, New Mexico state university,

New Mexico highlands university, western New Mexico university, eastern New Mexico

university, New Mexico military institute and New Mexico institute of mining and technology

shall establish and charge matriculation fees and tuition fees as follows: (1) each student shall be charged a matriculation fee of not less than five dollars

($5.00) upon enrolling in each institution; (2) each student who is a resident of New Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee of

not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) a year; (3) each student who is not a resident of New Mexico shall be charged a tuition fee

of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) a year; (4) each student shall be charged a tuition fee of not less than ten dollars ($10.00)

for each summer session; and (5) each student may be charged a tuition fee for extension courses. B. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978 , the board of regents of northern New Mexico college shall establish and charge each

student a matriculation fee and a tuition fee. C. The board of regents of each institution may establish and grant gratis scholarships

to students who are residents of New Mexico in an amount not to exceed the matriculation

fee or tuition and fees, or both. These scholarships are in addition to the lottery tuition scholarships authorized

in Section 21-1-4.3 NMSA 1978 and shall be granted to the full extent of available funds before lottery tuition

scholarships are granted. The number of scholarships established and granted pursuant to this subsection shall

not exceed three percent of the preceding fall semester enrollment in each institution

and shall not be established and granted for summer sessions. The president of each institution shall select and recommend to the board of regents

of the institution, as recipients of scholarships, students who possess good moral

character and satisfactory initiative, scholastic standing and personality. Beginning with the fall semester of 2010, a minimum of one-half of the gratis scholarships

established and granted by each board of regents each year shall be granted on the

basis of financial need, and beginning with the fall semester of 2011, a minimum of

two-thirds of the gratis scholarships established and granted by each board of regents

each year shall be granted on the basis of financial need. D. The board of regents or governing board of each institution set out in this subsection

may establish and grant, in addition to those scholarships provided for in Subsection

C of this section, athletic scholarships for tuition and fees. In no event shall the board of regents of any institution be allowed to award scholarships

for tuition and fees for more than the number of athletic scholarships set out in

this subsection and in no event shall more than seventy-five percent of the scholarships

granted be for out-of-state residents: (1) the board of regents of the university of New Mexico may grant up to two hundred

ninety-three athletic scholarships; (2) the board of regents of New Mexico state university may grant up to two hundred

seventy athletic scholarships; (3) the boards of regents of New Mexico highlands university, eastern New Mexico university

and western New Mexico university may each grant up to one hundred forty athletic

scholarships; and (4) the governing board of New Mexico junior college may grant up to fifty-two athletic

scholarships. E. In the event that the number of athletic scholarships exceeds the number of athletic

scholarships permitted that institution by regulations and bylaws of the national

collegiate athletic association or the national association of intercollegiate athletics

of which that institution is a member, the appropriate board of regents shall reduce

the number of authorized tuition scholarships to comply with association rules and

regulations. F. Matriculation fees and tuition fees shall be fixed and made payable as directed

by the board of regents of each institution, collected by the officers of each institution

and accounted for as are other funds of the institutions. Matriculation fees shall be charged only once for each institution in which a student

enrolls.