Apartment Communities
Two affordable and convenient apartment communities are available on campus and are open to graduate students and families. Graduate student apartments offer furnished spaces with living rooms, full kitchens and on-site laundry facilities. Family apartments are unfurnished spaces with a variety of close proximity offerings to parks, recreational facilities and elementary schools. Mountain Springs Apartments offers individual single bedroom apartment living for graduate students as well as spacious two bedroom apartment living for student with families. Desert Willow Apartments offers townhouse style two bedroom apartments in a quiet corner of campus aimed at supporting graduate students.
Location
Mountain Springs Apartments are located on the southwest corner of Bullock Blvd. and El Camino Real St. and offer campus living closer to the community.
Desert Willow Apartments are located in the southwest corner of campus on Romero Dr. off of Neel Dr.
Who Can Live in the Apartments?
Preference given to:
- Students who are married/have a domestic partner with/without children
- Graduate students
- International students
- Students 21 or older
- Undergraduate juniors and seniors
Application Process
Application Process:
- Fill out the Apartment Housing Application. Summer and Fall application is now open!
- Submit the $200 Housing Deposit if you have not already done so (If applying for family
housing, add $50 for each additional person). This deposit is the same for both the
apartments and the residence halls.
- Methods include paying online via Banweb (Deposit Instructions), or mailing a check payable to “New Mexico Tech” with the students 900 ID number in the memo line to: Apartment Housing –NMT, Auxiliary Services, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
- Upon verification of student needs and verification of available apartment units,
you will receive an assigned apartment with a lease agreement that must be signed
before your apartment is fully secured for you.
- If the lease agreement is not signed 2 weeks before the contract start date, the contract may be nullified and the apartment may be released to someone else on a wait list for housing.
New Mexico Tech Housing Agreement
Apartment Prices (per month)
2025-2026 Academic Years
- Grad Students
One bedroom single apartment - $961Single bedroom shared apartment - $831One space in double bedroom in shared apartment - $683Buyout both spaces in the double bedroom - $1130
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FamiliesNew Families are being assigned into MSA firstStandard 2 bedroom - $1018Large 2 bedroom - $1102
There is a limited amount of furniture available to families for $60 per month (increase to $100 per month starting July 2025. -
Families in Desert Willow on Grandfather ClauseTownhouse 2 bedroom - $1018There is a limited amount of furniture available to families for $60 per month (increase to $100 per month starting July 2025.
- Undergraduate
Single bedroom shared apartment - $831One space in double bedroom in shared apartment - $683
Buyout both spaces in the double bedroom - $1130
Meal Plans
Apartment residents are encouraged but not required to have a meal plan. They are
great to be able to take advantage of the multiple meal offerings on campus including
at the M Mountain Grill, Fire & Ice Cafe, Tu Taco (the Ghost Kitchen), and of course
the Dining Hall.
Meal plan information can be found here. Account balances can be checked on the Meal Portal.
Students without meal plans can purchase meals, billed to their student account.
Students can purchase a single meal ticket upfront at the Chartwells counter. Prices
vary by meal being served. Meal plans cannot be used during Fall Break and Spring
Break.
Contact
All correspondence regarding apartment living should be made with the Auxiliary Services Office by emailing: apt-housing@nmt.edu or by calling 575-835-5905.