College programs by state
College soccer in New Mexico
6 college soccer programs play in New Mexico: 5 women’s and 1 men’s — 2 in D1, 2 in D2 and 2 in the NAIA. Each is listed below with its conference and the size of its 2026-27 roster.
- Programs
- 6
- Median roster
- 26
- Players listed
- 130
Rosters: the 5 confirmed squads for this season, read from each school’s own site on Sep 10, 2026.
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NCAA Division I
2 programs · 2 women’s
Players: the 2026-27 roster as the school publishes it, where we could confirm it is this season’s. → a Startline page with the class-year breakdown · ↗ the school’s own site: its roster page, or its team or athletics page where the roster link did not check out.
- New MexicoWomen's · 29↗ (school site, new tab)
- New Mexico StateWomen's · 31↗ (school site, new tab)
NCAA Division II
2 programs · 2 women’s
- Eastern New Mexico UniversityWomen's · 25↗ (school site, new tab)
- New Mexico Highlands UniversityWomen's · 26↗ (school site, new tab)
NAIA
2 programs · 1 women’s · 1 men’s
- University of the SouthwestWomen's · 19↗ (school site, new tab)Men's · —↗ (school site, new tab)
Players from New Mexico
Where New Mexico players go
187 players from New Mexico are on a published college soccer roster, and 20% of them play for a school inside New Mexico.
Out of state, the most common destinations are Colorado, Texas and Arizona.
For scale: 4,511 students played high-school soccer in New Mexico in 2024-25.
Counted off the hometowns listed on college rosters (read Sep 11, 2026; the 2026-27 squad for most programs, last season’s where a school had not posted a new one). A headcount of who is playing, not a rate — no one publishes how many of a state’s high-school players go on. High-school figure: NFHS participation survey, 2024-25. NFHS survey (PDF).
Quick answers
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How many college soccer programs are in New Mexico?
6 programs — 5 women’s and 1 men’s, NCAA and NAIA: 2 in D1, 2 in D2 and 2 in the NAIA.
Do soccer players from New Mexico stay in state for college?
20% of the 187 players from New Mexico on a published college roster play for a school inside New Mexico; the most common destinations outside it are Colorado, Texas and Arizona. Counted off roster hometowns, read Sep 11, 2026.
How big are college soccer rosters in New Mexico?
The median is 26 players, across the 5 rosters we have read and could confirm are 2026-27 squads. The smallest is University of the Southwest’s, at 19; the largest is New Mexico State’s, at 31. Roster size is not the number of spots a program recruits each year; how many graduate at each position is what decides that.
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Which of them fit your player?
A list of the programs in New Mexico is the same for every family. Which of them fit your player — level, position, grad year and grades — and which have room at your position is what the free list scores.