University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 890–1170
- Undergraduates
- 17,244
- Setting
- City: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 890–1170
- Reading and Writing
- 460–600
- Math
- 430–570
- Average total
- 1038
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 19–26
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (505) 277-0111
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,383per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $33,532per year
- Average net price
- $19,966What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $50,072
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 116 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Architecture · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning · master
- Environmental Design · bachelor
- Landscape Architecture · master
- Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation · graduate certificate
- Architectural Sciences and Technology · bachelor, master
- Area Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Journalism · bachelor
- Graphic Communications · associate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · associate, bachelor, master, doctoral
- Computer Science · graduate certificate
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · associate, master
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · undergraduate certificate
- Culinary Arts and Related Services · undergraduate certificate
- Education, General · associate, master
- Curriculum and Instruction · doctoral
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · bachelor
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · master, doctoral
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education · master, doctoral
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · graduate certificate
- Education, Other · doctoral
- Engineering, General · associate, doctoral
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · master
- Chemical Engineering · bachelor, master
- Civil Engineering · bachelor, master
- Computer Engineering · bachelor, master
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master
- Engineering Science · bachelor
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor, master
- Nuclear Engineering · bachelor, master
- Construction Engineering · master
- Manufacturing Engineering · master
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, master
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- American Sign Language · bachelor
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · bachelor, master
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · bachelor
- Law · doctoral, first professional
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · master
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Statistics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · associate, bachelor
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · undergraduate certificate
- Museology/Museum Studies · undergraduate certificate, master
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor
- Philosophy · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Physical Sciences, General · associate
- Astronomy and Astrophysics · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Materials Sciences · master, doctoral
- Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · associate, bachelor
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other · associate
- Community Organization and Advocacy · associate, bachelor
- Public Administration · master
- Public Policy Analysis · master
- Social Work · undergraduate certificate
- Anthropology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Economics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, master
- International Relations and National Security Studies · undergraduate certificate, master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Sociology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Precision Metal Working · associate
- Ground Transportation · undergraduate certificate
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor, master
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor, master
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · associate, bachelor, master, doctoral
- Music · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · bachelor, master
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · associate, bachelor
- Medicine · doctoral, first professional
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · doctoral
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional
- Public Health · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · master, first professional
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems · undergraduate certificate
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · undergraduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · undergraduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, master
- History · bachelor, master, doctoral
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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