How NM's universities and colleges stack up on U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Best Colleges list

In September, U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Colleges rankings for 2021 and its associated lists that rank the "Most Innovative," "Best Value" and "Best Regional" schools for secondary education. Among the state's largest universities, both the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University rose in the 2021 rankings. The University of New Mexico returned to No. 187, up 31 spots from 2018 to the same ranking it was two years ago. New Mexico State University ranks No.…