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Ranks 714th overall and 1st in New Mexico

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / Yes / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of New Mexico-Main Campus?

Ranks 1097th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,640 $3,640 $14,012
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $931 $931 $931
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $190 $190 $623
FT Graduate Tuition $4,061 $4,061 $14,399
FT Graduate Required Fees $963 $963 $963
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $209 $209 $640
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $15,538 $15,538 $25,909
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $16,376 $16,376 $26,747
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,738 $8,738 $19,109

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

  In State Out of State
Medical Degree — Tuition $13,945 $40,051
Medical Degree — Required Fees $50 $50
Pharmacology Degree — Tuition $10,589 $26,093
Pharmacology Degree — Required Fees $963 $963
Law Degree — Tuition $9,599 $23,504
Law Degree — Required Fees $963 $963

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $4,109 trend  $4,571 $4,109 trend  $4,571 $13,438 trend  $14,942
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $816 trend  $883
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,276 trend  $6,800
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,040 trend  $3,284
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $7,252 trend  $6,520
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $4,062 trend  $4,402
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,040 trend  $3,284

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$20
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application Fee$50
Applicants 7,404 (3,247 male / 4,157 female)
Admitted 5,252 (2,225 male / 3,027 female)
Admission rate 71%
First-time Enrollment 2,910 (1,241 male / 1,669 female)
FT Enrollment 2,855 (1,216 male / 1,639 female)
PT Enrollment 55 (25 male / 30 female)
Total Enrollment25,721

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of New Mexico-Main Campus use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of New Mexico-Main Campus accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Mountain West Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Mountain West Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Mountain West Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Mountain West Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 611th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 91%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 24
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 492nd for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 22%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 470 / 600
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 600
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 930 / 1200

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,100
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,100
Board Fee$2,920

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Ranks 3177th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,756 660 pie   22%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,145 2,074 pie   69%
Institutional Grant Aid $1,456 1,812 pie   60%
Student Loan Aid $3,593 650 pie   22%
Any financial aid type   2,909 pie   96%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of New Mexico-Main Campus?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
477367844
Black Non-Hispanic
331383714
Hispanic
3,1934,6907,883
Asian / Pacific Islander
405516921
American Indian / Alaskan Native
5309951,525
White Non-Hispanic
5,4267,12912,555
Race Unknown
5946851,279
Total 10,956 14,765 25,721

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of New Mexico-Main Campus?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
347
Black Non-Hispanic
294170
Hispanic
395562957
Asian / Pacific Islander
394483
American Indian / Alaskan Native
4162103
White Non-Hispanic
5737131,286
Race Unknown
334881
Total 1,113 1,474 2,587

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

  Men Women Total
337 300 637
28 246 274
45 177 222
20 187 207
79 112 191

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 4 5 2 21 1 33
African-American/Black Studies 1 1
American Indian/Native American Studies 9 9
American/United States Studies/Civilization 8 17 2 27
Anthropology 1 9 1 2 52 8 73
Architectural History and Criticism, General 1 1
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 4 1 18 1 34 6 64
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 1 1 11 1 19
Art Teacher Education 2 2 1 3 8 5 21
Art/Art Studies, General 19 4 7 62 6 98
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 5 1 7
Astrophysics 1 1
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 5 1 1 17 1 25
Biochemistry 1 6 4 3 6 4 24
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 3 4 51 8 16 100 9 191
Business Administration and Management, General 18 10 226 26 17 295 45 637
Chemical Engineering 2 1 1 11 15
Chemistry, General 8 11 6 15 3 43
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 2 8 1 11
Civil Engineering, General 3 10 1 2 12 1 29
Civil Engineering, Other 1 1 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 1 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 1 4 1 6 1 13
Comparative Literature 4 1 5
Computer Engineering, General 6 3 1 1 8 1 20
Computer Science 2 1 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General 11 3 3 20 4 41
Corrections 5 51 3 2 45 6 112
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 1 11 2 5 12 1 32
Creative Writing 3 1 7 1 12
Dance, General 1 6 7 1 15
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 1 9 2 14 1 27
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 3 19 2 24
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 9 7 9 25
Economics, General 4 1 15 1 1 28 2 52
Education, General 1 1
Education, Other 2 2
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1 7 4 23 2 37
Educational Psychology 1 1 5 7
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 18 21 6 1 37 5 88
Elementary Education and Teaching 1 4 91 33 136 9 274
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1 1 7 1 10
Engineering Science 3 3 4 1 11
Engineering, General 12 1 10 23
English Language and Literature, General 1 30 4 3 66 10 114
Environmental Design/Architecture 1 3 4
Environmental Science 2 1 6 1 10
European Studies/Civilization 1 1 2 4
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 11 1 1 11 24
Film/Cinema Studies 1 1 5 1 14 2 24
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 5 1 28 1 35
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 7 1 9
French Language and Literature 3 1 1 5
General Studies 4 6 49 3 22 92 9 185
Geography 1 2 1 13 17
Geology/Earth Science, General 1 22 1 24
German Language and Literature 1 1 4 6
Health Teacher Education 4 27 2 7 28 2 70
History, General 1 22 3 3 47 7 83
Human Development and Family Studies, General 2 1 5 8
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 3 1 3 1 8
Journalism 3 5 30 2 48 2 90
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) 1 1 2 4
Latin American Studies 1 11 1 16 29
Law (LL 1 5 25 4 12 59 8 114
Linguistics 7 3 10
Manufacturing Engineering 4 1 5
Mathematics, General 6 5 18 3 32
Mechanical Engineering 2 1 23 3 2 32 5 68
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 11 1 8 5 25
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) 4 1 3 8 1 17
Medicine (MD) 25 15 4 37 2 83
Music Performance, General 3 1 7 3 28 3 45
Music Teacher Education 1 1
Nuclear Engineering 2 2 1 6 1 12
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 1 4 1 6
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 2 2
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 1 6 51 8 11 115 15 207
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 3 1 8 12
Optics/Optical Sciences 5 1 3 9
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 1 1
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 34 11 8 39 4 96
Philosophy 5 1 10 16
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 3 9 3 1 29 1 47
Physical Therapy/Therapist 8 2 2 11 23
Physician Assistant 5 8 13
Physics, General 5 2 7 1 15
Playwriting and Screenwriting 1 2 3
Political Science and Government, General 3 4 24 4 55 1 91
Portuguese Language and Literature 1 1 2 4
Psychology, General 3 7 64 4 11 118 15 222
Public Administration 2 2 12 1 13 1 31
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 1 7 8 2 18
Religion/Religious Studies 1 8 2 11
Russian Language and Literature 4 1 5
Russian Studies 1 1
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 2 24 2 38 2 69
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 2 3 11 1 17
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 2 17 1 2 23 1 46
Sociology 2 4 22 1 3 20 2 54
Spanish Language and Literature 27 16 3 46
Special Education and Teaching, General 1 20 2 1 54 5 83
Speech and Rhetorical Studies 5 24 2 3 29 1 64
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 10 10 20
Statistics, General 10 5 2 11 28
Technical Teacher Education 3 14 17
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 1 4 1 6
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 1 2 2 5
Water Resources Engineering 1 1 6 8
Women's Studies 1 1
Total 200 89 1,303 149 237 2,390 262 4,630

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Ranks 450th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $72,429 ($77,013 male / $66,175 female)
Number of FT Faculty 889 (513 male / 376 female)
Number of PT Faculty 921
FT Faculty Ratio 1.0 : 1
Total Benefits $14,562,873
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Students' petition against smoking ban at U. of New Mexico September 25th

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus Summary

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The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The main UNM campus is located in central Albuquerque between Central Avenue on the south, Girard Boulevard on the east, Lomas Boulevard on the north, and University Boulevard on the west. The South campus is centered around the intersection of University Boulevard and Avenida César Chavez and includes most of UNM’s athletic facilities. World Report ranked the UNM School of Medicine in the top 15 primary care-oriented medical schools in the country. In its “America’s Best Graduate Schools” issue for 2006, the UNM Health Sciences Center’s curriculum received the following rankings: 2nd in Rural Medicine, 3rd in Nursing Midwifery, 5th in Family Medicine, 6th in Primary Care, 15th in Community Health, 15th in Family Nurse Practitioner, and 23rd in Occupational Therapy. UNM maintains strong athletic rivalries with New Mexico State University. The UNM football team has been to three bowl games in the past four years, visiting the Las Vegas Bowl in 2002 and 2003 and the Emerald Bowl in 2004. The UNM Women’s Basketball team have won the Montain West championship for four of the past five years, and have gone to the NCAA Tournament for the past six consecutive years, though they have yet to win the NCAA Tournament UNM owns and operates KUNM-FM, one of two National Public Radio stations in Albuquerque.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction and Tutoring. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. University of New Mexico is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program, Washington Semester and Weekend College.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of New Mexico.

History:
History – General
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
English Language and Literature:
English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies
Education:
Art Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Assistance, Technology/Industrial Arts Education
Popular majors:
ninety-one percent health professions, nine percent liberal arts, sixteen percent business per marketing, twelve percent education, eight percent health professions, seven percent biology, seven percent liberal arts, seven percent psychology, seven percent social sciences, six percent engineering, five percent english, five percent visual and performing arts
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Foreign Language and Literature:
Classics, Comparative Literature, Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Linguistics, Portuguese, Russian, Sign Language Interpretation, Spanish
Security and Protective Services:
Corrections
Communications & Journalism:
Journalism
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Technology, Medical Radiologic Technology, Nursing (RN), Physician Assistance, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Business Administration/Management
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
recreation & fitness – general
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biochemistry, Biology
Physical Sciences:
Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General, Statistics
Public Administration and Service:
Community Organization/Advocacy
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Music – General Performance, Theater Design/Stagecraft

Again, for international students, the application fee is 30. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $560 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Admissions

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Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 74% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 76%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were two thousand and six total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, five hundred and fifty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty dollars regular application fee, twenty dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty dollars online application fee and point zero .

the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of June. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of June and The regular application is due the 15th of June.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Job Skills, Minority Status, ROTC and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Students

University of New Mexico offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. Further, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately eighteen thousand, three hundred and thirty degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand and ninety-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and six thousand, four hundred and twenty-nine graduate enrollment. Besides, the student body consists of eighty-nine percent in-state students, eleven percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, five percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, thirty-eight percent hispanic, forty-six percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, four percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-one percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-eight percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 74 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Hispanic serving.

Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as 5 museums, observatory, meteoritics institute, arboretum, teaching hospital, major research facilities in ceramics, optoelectronics, space nuclear power, and high power devices and systems, institute of lithography, Latin American institute, bureau of business and economic research. This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. Generally, the school is located 2 miles from downtown.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Athletics

The Lobos are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Club and Women’s Club Handball
  • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

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