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Acceptance rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Aid receiving
97%
Undergraduates
16,375
Graduates
5,578
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 96% and is among the 28% 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 96% 96% 96%
Applicants 12,639 5,245 7,394
Admissions 12,142 5,025 7,117
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,394 1,455 1,939
Freshmen enrolled part time 115 56 59

8,332 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,883 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
783 or 22%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 18
or below

75% of them
had 25
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of New Mexico are 18-25 (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 9978 (47%)
White 6841 (32%)
Nonresident Alien 1063 (5%)
Asian 944 (4%)
Two or more races 828 (4%)
Black or African American 613 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 389 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 370 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 35 (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
$9,280
Students receiving aid
97%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,803$6,287
Tuition in-state $6,803$6,287
Tuition out-of-state $25,138$20,442
Fee in-district $1,273$1,076
Fee in-state $1,273$1,076
Fee out-of-state $1,273$1,076

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,492
Combined charge for room and board $10,916
Room charge $4,890
Meal charge $4,500

University of New Mexico majors

University of New Mexico has granted 3,372 bachelor's degrees across 80 programs, 1,140 master's across 76 programs, and 502 doctorate degrees across 41 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 460 222
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 420 58
Psychology, General 350 6 13
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 201 13 8
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 169
Medicine 116
Computer and Information Sciences, General 76 34 1
Mechanical Engineering 71 35
Political Science and Government, General 85 5 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 64 27
Corrections 86
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 85
Rhetoric and Composition 76 2 4
Health Teacher Education 75 6
Law 78
English Language and Literature, General 50 18 6
Architecture 63
Art & Art Studies, General 50 12
Biochemistry 61
Chemical Engineering 47 14
Pharmacy 61
Physical Therapy & Therapist 54
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 24 27
Economics, General 37 5 7
History, General 41 5 3
Computer Engineering, General 28 20
Accounting 47
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 16 22 7
Secondary Education and Teaching 36 9
Anthropology, General 25 5 12
Civil Engineering, General 26 16
Public Health Education and Promotion 41
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 40
Music Performance, General 18 21
Chemistry, General 23 7 7
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 27 8 2
Special Education and Teaching, General 5 27 5
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 33 2 1
Sociology, General 28 4 4
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 33
Emergency Medical Technology & Technician (EMT Paramedic) 32
Learning Sciences 29 3
Nuclear Engineering 16 14
Public Administration 30
Journalism 29
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 27
Public Health, General 27
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 26
Engineering, General 26
Geology & Earth Science, General 18 4 3
Mathematics, General 20 4 1
Spanish Language and Literature 9 14 1
Philosophy 18 4 1
International & Globalization Studies 22
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 21
National Security Policy Studies 20
Nursing Practice 19
Physics, General 4 9 6
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 18
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 16 2
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 14 4
Statistics, General 11 5 2
Engineering Science 17
Geography 12 5
Linguistics 9 6 2
Physician Assistant 17
Environmental Science 16
Health Services Administration 16
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 16
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 11 5
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Technician 15
Materials Science 8 7
Visual and Performing Arts, General 15
Health & Medical Physics 4 10
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 13
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 13
Environmental Design & Architecture 12
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5 6
Project Management 11
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 10
Latin American Studies 4 6
American Indian & Native American Studies 9
Art Teacher Education 4 5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 9
Optics & Optical Sciences 4 5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4 3 1
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 6 2
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 8
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8
Construction Engineering 7
Landscape Architecture 6
Music Teacher Education 6
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 5
Educational Psychology 4 1
Museology & Museum Studies 5
Nursing Science 5
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 5
American & United States Studies & Civilization 1 3
Astrophysics 4
Digital Arts 4
German Language and Literature 3 1
Religion & Religious Studies 4
Water Resources Engineering 4
Civil Engineering, Other 3
Comparative Literature 3
Creative Writing 3
Dance, General 2 1
East Asian Studies 3
French Language and Literature 1 2
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3
Playwriting and Screenwriting 3
Public Policy Analysis, General 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Curriculum and Instruction 2
Educational & Instructional Technology 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Education, Other 1
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 1
Technical Teacher Education 1
Women's Studies 1
Grand Total 3,372 1,140 502

University of New Mexico has a graduation rate of 52%, which is among the 45% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 52% 48% 55%
  • Full-time retention rate - 72%
  • Part-time retention rate - 39%

Publications & Citations

University of New Mexico is a world-class research university with 79,817 scientific papers published and 2,366,104 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
79,817
Citations
2,366,104

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
48,033 / 1,755,230
Medicine
39,793 / 1,314,707
Chemistry
38,642 / 1,306,483
Engineering
35,110 / 983,612
Physics
34,727 / 988,928
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
32,173 / 878,936
Computer Science
30,820 / 923,158
Environmental Science
28,888 / 922,515
Quantum and Particle physics
23,896 / 653,504
Genetics
22,378 / 903,427
Psychology
21,767 / 682,595
Biochemistry
20,628 / 847,941
Materials Science
17,565 / 493,603
Organic Chemistry
17,454 / 592,920
Geology
17,171 / 600,509
Pathology
16,633 / 597,080
Political Science
14,947 / 346,292
Geography and Cartography
14,590 / 416,350
Mathematics
14,514 / 434,059
Sociology
14,473 / 444,627
Law
14,305 / 339,461
Philosophy
13,298 / 330,525
Psychiatry
13,256 / 457,249
Optical Engineering
12,294 / 312,680
Paleontology
12,117 / 456,337
Ecology
12,046 / 461,673
Statistics
11,446 / 368,218
Surgery
10,784 / 324,196
History
9,558 / 243,647
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,251 / 246,966
Business
9,080 / 224,955
Electrical Engineering
8,800 / 195,935
Neuroscience
8,423 / 326,378
Archaeology
8,155 / 227,381
Immunology
7,874 / 322,432
Economics
7,808 / 189,312
Public Health
7,672 / 284,933
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
7,346 / 214,586
Metallurgical Engineering
6,840 / 206,211
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,793 / 203,845

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 887 7301
1992 1047 8471
1993 967 8724
1994 1006 9875
1995 1024 10669
1996 1173 12396
1997 1191 13457
1998 1157 15432
1999 1243 16965
2000 1298 20840
2001 1309 23034
2002 1736 27520
2003 1616 30789
2004 1804 34887
2005 1965 40591
2006 2013 47728
2007 2008 53601
2008 2089 58831
2009 2171 67046
2010 2255 72765
2011 2216 81305
2012 2517 90359
2013 2669 98388
2014 3074 106728
2015 2960 112463
2016 3123 116720
2017 3043 121471
2018 3282 132323
2019 3343 145304
2020 3445 163644
2021 3506 178407
2022 3253 173315
2023 3184 170561
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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 a Mexican-American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 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 43)
    Occupations
    mixed martial arts fighterkickboxerboxer
    Biography

    Holly 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 20th greatest female professional boxer of all time, pound for pound.

  3. Steve-O

    Steve-O
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of New Mexico
    Studied in 1996-1997
    Occupations
    stunt performertelevision produceractorcircus performerskateboarder
    Biography

    Stephen Gilchrist Glover, known professionally as Steve-O, is a British-born American entertainer. His career is mostly centered on his shocking and pain-inducing stunts in the reality comedy television series Jackass (2000–2001) and its related films 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 actorstunt performercomediandanceractor
    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 6,960
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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