University of New Mexico: Statistics

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#79 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
15,793
Graduates
6,346
Male:Female Ratio
42:58
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.unm.edu

University of New Mexico Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of New Mexico has an acceptance rate of 97% and is among the 26% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 97% 97% 97%
Applicants 11,346 4,694 6,652
Admissions 11,036 4,559 6,477
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,976 1,256 1,720
Freshmen enrolled part time 101 47 54

8,254 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,561 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
862 or 28%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 19
or below

75% of them
had 26
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of New Mexico are 19-26 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 9805 (46%)
White 7220 (34%)
Nonresident Alien 1065 (5%)
Asian 980 (5%)
Two or more races 798 (4%)
Black or African American 579 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 385 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 376 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 39 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$7,531
Students receiving aid
98%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,604$6,050
Tuition in-state $6,604$6,050
Tuition out-of-state $23,942$19,422
Fee in-district $1,301$1,065
Fee in-state $1,301$1,065
Fee out-of-state $1,301$1,065

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,492
Combined charge for room and board $10,396
Room charge $4,890
Meal charge $4,500

University of New Mexico majors

University of New Mexico has granted 3,955 bachelor's degrees across 82 programs, 1,080 master's across 74 programs, and 440 doctorate degrees across 40 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of New Mexico.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 577 185
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 441 41
Psychology, General 436 5 4
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 242 13 8
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 212
Political Science and Government, General 110 6 3
Rhetoric and Composition 106 4 4
Corrections 113
Elementary Education and Teaching 81 25
Law 105
Mechanical Engineering 77 27
Computer and Information Sciences, General 47 39 3
Health Teacher Education 82 6
Medicine 84
Biochemistry 80
Chemical Engineering 64 10
English Language and Literature, General 59 8 4
Pharmacy 66
Art & Art Studies, General 53 12
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 57 4
Secondary Education and Teaching 34 26
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 33 26
Civil Engineering, General 35 22
Architecture 56
Economics, General 44 8 4
Computer Engineering, General 28 27
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 52
Sociology, General 46 1 3
Anthropology, General 37 5 7
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 15 25 7
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 44
Special Education and Teaching, General 13 26 5
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 41
Public Administration 41
Spanish Language and Literature 31 6 1
History, General 32 4 1
Music Performance, General 21 16
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 34
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 28 5
Journalism 32
Accounting 31
International & Globalization Studies 31
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 28 2 1
Geology & Earth Science, General 20 3 7
Mathematics, General 20 8 2
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 30
Public Health Education and Promotion 29
Chemistry, General 18 4 6
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 21 6
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 26
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 21 4 1
Emergency Medical Technology & Technician (EMT Paramedic) 25
Learning Sciences 22 3
Engineering, General 23
Health & Medical Physics 6 17
Environmental Design & Architecture 22
Digital Arts 21
Geography 19 2
Nuclear Engineering 13 8
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Technician 20
Linguistics 14 4 2
Physics, General 10 1 8
Public Health, General 19
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 18
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 14 4
Statistics, General 7 7 4
Physician Assistant 17
American Indian & Native American Studies 11 4
American & United States Studies & Civilization 5 5 5
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 15
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14
Philosophy 13 1
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 14
Visual and Performing Arts, General 14
Educational & Instructional Technology 13
Music Teacher Education 13
Nursing Practice 13
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5 6
Educational Psychology 11
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 11
National Security Policy Studies 11
Art Teacher Education 3 7
Creative Writing 10
Engineering Science 10
Latin American Studies 2 7 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 2
Construction Engineering 9
Environmental Science 9
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 9
Landscape Architecture 9
Health Services Administration 8
Materials Science 4 4
Water Resources Engineering 8
East Asian Studies 7
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 5 2
Optics & Optical Sciences 7
Public Policy Analysis, General 7
African-American & Black Studies 6
Astrophysics 6
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 6
Nursing Science 1 5
Comparative Literature 1 4
Religion & Religious Studies 5
Dance, General 3 1
Museology & Museum Studies 4
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 4
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education 3
Education, Other 2
French Language and Literature 2
Physical Therapy & Therapist 2
Portuguese Language and Literature 1 1
Women's Studies 2
Curriculum and Instruction 1
German Language and Literature 1
Playwriting and Screenwriting 1
Russian Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 3,955 1,080 440

University of New Mexico has a graduation rate of 54%, which is among the 47% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 54% 49% 57%
  • Full-time retention rate - 68%
  • Part-time retention rate - 36%

Publications & Citations

University of New Mexico is a world-class research university with 69,380 scientific papers published and 1,998,109 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, and Genetics.

Publications
69,380
Citations
1,998,109

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
41,561 / 1,451,182
Medicine
34,345 / 1,088,188
Chemistry
33,607 / 1,090,645
Engineering
30,132 / 814,287
Physics
29,947 / 830,890
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
26,912 / 707,490
Computer Science
25,693 / 757,042
Environmental Science
24,771 / 766,470
Quantum and Particle physics
20,434 / 546,704
Genetics
19,505 / 745,755
Psychology
18,519 / 565,361
Biochemistry
18,062 / 701,806
Materials Science
15,112 / 409,212
Organic Chemistry
15,048 / 493,184
Geology
14,761 / 489,041
Pathology
14,060 / 487,030
Geography and Cartography
12,389 / 333,358
Political Science
12,384 / 273,142
Sociology
12,101 / 351,230
Mathematics
11,969 / 344,111
Law
11,771 / 265,269
Psychiatry
11,183 / 380,865
Philosophy
11,163 / 266,884
Optical Engineering
10,459 / 250,900
Paleontology
10,289 / 369,553
Ecology
10,113 / 379,997
Statistics
9,320 / 292,105
Surgery
9,144 / 260,602
History
7,789 / 187,575
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,712 / 193,933
Business
7,578 / 180,809
Electrical Engineering
7,331 / 156,735
Neuroscience
7,142 / 271,823
Immunology
6,875 / 261,403
Archaeology
6,679 / 175,840
Economics
6,523 / 146,156
Public Health
6,383 / 225,688
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
6,213 / 172,876
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,011 / 164,754
Metallurgical Engineering
5,776 / 167,135

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 817 5561
1991 796 6543
1992 940 7615
1993 872 7880
1994 920 8949
1995 933 9704
1996 1048 11287
1997 1114 12219
1998 1061 13910
1999 1118 15114
2000 1175 18044
2001 1206 20264
2002 1228 23129
2003 1338 26543
2004 1589 30536
2005 1603 35446
2006 1759 41798
2007 1752 46764
2008 1836 51956
2009 1971 59289
2010 1954 63219
2011 2025 70963
2012 2294 79318
2013 2437 86953
2014 2819 93923
2015 2702 99366
2016 2787 102748
2017 2766 109789
2018 2816 112291
2019 2935 127723
2020 3170 144990
2021 3643 176004
2022 2883 157221
Academic rankings

University of New Mexico alumni

  1. Eddie Guerrero

    Eddie Guerrero
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-2005 (aged 38)
    Occupations
    professional wrestler
    Biography

    Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes was an American professional wrestler. A prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. He was widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.

  2. Holly Holm

    Holly Holm
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    boxerkickboxermixed martial arts fighter
    Biography

    Holly Rene Holm is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year (2005, 2006). She is ranked by BoxRec as the best female professional boxer of all time. She is the only fighter to have won a boxing world title and an MMA title.

  3. Steve-O

    Steve-O
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1974-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in the University of New Mexico
    Studied in 1996-1997
    Occupations
    television producerstunt performerYouTuberclownscreenwriter
    Biography

    Stephen Gilchrist Glover, known professionally as Steve-O, is an American entertainer, stunt performer, television personality and YouTuber. His career is mostly centered on his performance stunts in the reality comedy television series Jackass (2000–2001) and its related movies including Jackass: The Movie (2002), Jackass Number Two (2006), Jackass 3D (2010), and Jackass Forever (2022), as well as its spin-off series Wildboyz (2003–2006) and Dr. Steve-O (2007).

  4. Penny Marshall

    Penny Marshall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-2018 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    voice actorfilm directorfilm actorwriterfilm producer
    Biography

    Carole Penny Marshall was an American actress, director and producer. She is known for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.

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General info

Alternative names UNM
Founded 1889
Motto Each one of us defines all of us
Colors cherry, silver
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (June - July)
Total FTE staff 6,793
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1700 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106
United States
City population 565,000
Phone 5052770111

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