The following information indicates how much financial support a student must show for an academic year for ISSS to issue an I-20 according to:
- Degree level (Graduate or Undergraduate)
- Tuition & fees rate, which depends on:
- Residency Status
- In-state status (also known as "resident") is for those who (1) completed high school in New Mexico; (2) are recipients of International Competitive Scholarship; or (3) are graduate students with more than 10 hours of assistantship
- Out-of-state status (also known as "non-resident") is for international students who did not meet the abovementioned "in-state" criteria
- Descubre Program
- For qualified Mexican nationals on Las Cruces Main Campus only
- NMSU campus
- DACC, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, and Grants branch campuses do not have the same undergraduate tuition rates as the Las Cruces Main Campus
- Residency Status
- Dependents – if any (add $4,000 for spouse and add $2,500 for each child.)
For Graduate Students at the Las Cruces Main Campus
| Out-of-State | In-State | Descubre | |
| Tuition & Fees | $18,300 | $5,925 | $9,000 |
| Living Expenses | $9,250 | $9,250 | $9,250 |
| Fees/Health Insurance | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| TOTAL | $30,550 | $18,175 | $21,250 |
For Undegraduate Students at the Las Cruces Main Campus
| Out-of-State | In-State | Descubre | |
| Tuition & Fees | $23,750 | $7,300 | $12,100 |
| Living Expenses | $9,250 | $9,250 | $9,250 |
| Fees/Health Insurance | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| TOTAL | $36,000 | $19,550 | $24,350 |
For Associate Degrees at the DACC Campus
| Out-of-State | In-District | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,700 | $1,800 |
| Living Expenses | $9,250 | $9,250 |
| Fees/Health Insurance | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| TOTAL | $17,950 | $14,050 |
For Associate Degrees at the Alamogordo Campus
| Out-of-State | In-District | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,400 | $2,100 |
| Living Expenses | $9,250 | $9,250 |
| Fees/Health Insurance | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| TOTAL | $17,650 | $14,350 |
For Associate Degrees at the Carlsbad or Grants Campus
| Out-of-State |
In-District (Carlsbad) |
In-District (Grants) |
|
| Tuition & Fees | $5,400 | $1,300 | $2,100 |
| Living Expenses | $9,250 | $9,250 | $9,250 |
| Fees/Health Insurance | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| TOTAL | $17,650 | $13,550 | $14,350 |
