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University of New Mexico

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,686
Men / Women 43% / 57%
Hispanic 47%
White 29%
Native American 6%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 31%
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 15%
Arts 9%
Education 8%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,140
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,060
Est. In-State Cost $13,117
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,766
10-Year ROI $134,000
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,415 (97th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 305 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $31M #53
Life & Natural Sciences $243M #75
Engineering, Computing & Math $62M #102
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 43 #111
Humanities & Social Sciences 200 #124
Life & Natural Sciences 217 #138

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,500 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 890 – 1,170
ACT Range 19 – 26

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of New Mexico 3,189 39% / 61% 1% $72,433
Astrophysics 6 67% / 33% 0%
Chemical Engineering 18 50% / 50% 6% $99,811
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering 28 57% / 43% 0% $93,898
Computer Engineering 12 75% / 25% 17% $123,392
Computer Science 58 +1 81% / 19% 9% $129,259
Electrical Engineering 16 81% / 19% 12% $125,122
Engineering Science 9 78% / 22% 0%
Mathematics 16 +5 62% / 38% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 64 88% / 12% 3% $113,754
Nuclear Engineering 18 67% / 33% 0%
Physics 8 +1 75% / 25% 12%
Statistics 7 +1 57% / 43% 0%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 22 9% / 91% 0% $67,293
Biochemistry 54 37% / 63% 0% $72,369
Biology 177 +4 34% / 66% 2% $63,360
Chemistry 17 +7 29% / 71% 0%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 18 28% / 72% 0%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 40 10% / 90% 0% $70,966
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 30 63% / 37% 0% $91,857
Environmental Science 20 45% / 55% 0%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 18 22% / 78% 6%
Geosciences 16 38% / 62% 0%
Health Teacher Education 71 34% / 66% 3% $66,807
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 20 35% / 65% 0% $91,857
Nursing 403 21% / 79% 0% $109,672
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 37 32% / 68% 5% $160,620
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 80% / 20% 0% $66,807
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 17 +2 47% / 53% 0%
Public Health Education and Promotion 20 10% / 90% 5%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 7 14% / 86% 0%
Business Management and Administration 447 52% / 48% 1% $86,540
Economics 26 +8 73% / 27% 4% $69,368
American Indian/Native American Studies 7 +2 14% / 86% 0% $53,263
American Studies 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Anthropology 41 +5 41% / 59% 0% $39,170
Classical Languages 2 50% / 50% 0%
Comparative Literature 1 100% / 0% 0% $33,474
Corrections 91 +10 30% / 70% 0% $53,578
East Asian Studies 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
English 54 +7 26% / 74% 2% $49,974
Family and Consumer Sciences 37 5% / 95% 3% $43,676
Foreign Languages 3 67% / 33% 0% $33,474
French 2 +3 100% / 0% 0% $60,242
Geography 12 +1 50% / 50% 0%
German
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 5 +3 20% / 80% 0% $53,263
History 35 +6 77% / 23% 0% $53,866
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 4 75% / 25% 0% $43,797
Intercultural and International Studies 26 +3 50% / 50% 4%
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 86% / 14% 0%
Journalism 33 +1 52% / 48% 0% $57,222
Linguistics 7 +1 14% / 86% 14% $33,474
Philosophy 14 +9 57% / 43% 0% $48,406
Political Science 65 +16 42% / 58% 0% $63,966
Psychology 379 +33 24% / 76% 0% $50,084
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +4 100% / 0% 0%
Rhetoric and Composition 46 +6 39% / 61% 2% $53,469
Russian 4 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 34 +13 21% / 79% 0% $49,894
Spanish 10 +42 10% / 90% 0% $60,242
Women's Studies 1 +7 0% / 100% 0% $53,263
Educational Technology 10 30% / 70% 0%
Elementary Education 50 +9 6% / 94% 0% $48,418
General Education 154 44% / 56% 2% $43,797
Secondary Education and Teaching 33 48% / 52% 0% $48,418
Special Education 9 11% / 89% 0% $56,100
Architecture 61 57% / 43% 0% $68,400
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $66,807
Art History 3 0% / 100% 0% $36,743
Art/Art Studies 44 18% / 82% 0% $36,743
Dance 5 0% / 100% 20%
Environmental Design/Architecture 15 20% / 80% 0% $67,254
Film Studies 103 62% / 38% 1% $38,579
Music Education 9 78% / 22% 0% $66,807
Music Performance 9 89% / 11% 0% $41,078
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 33% / 67% 0% $31,569
Theater 13 38% / 62% 8% $31,569
Visual and Performing Arts 9 56% / 44% 0% $43,392