Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,415 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 305 (94% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,500 (10%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,388
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 84%
From Region 8%
Athletes 3.9%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 51%
White 28%
Native American 5%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of New Mexico 3,373 38% / 62% 2% $66,844 70 91%
Chemical Engineering 24 46% / 54% 12% $96,828 95 100%
Civil Engineering 4 50% / 50% 0% $91,091 93
Civil Engineering 29 55% / 45% 7% $91,091 93 93%
Computer Engineering 20 85% / 15% 10% $119,704 99 95%
Electrical Engineering 28 89% / 11% 0% $121,382 99 93%
Engineering Science 15 80% / 20% 0% $90,862 93 96%
Mechanical Engineering 71 82% / 18% 7% $110,354 98 94%
Nuclear Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $94,320 94
Computer Science 84 85% / 15% 14% $125,395 99 100%
Astrophysics 6 33% / 67% 0% $69,044 74
Chemistry 22 32% / 68% 5% $59,493 54 81%
Geosciences 18 50% / 50% 0% $62,905 62
Mathematics 19 +5 89% / 11% 0% $77,090 83 96%
Physics 9 100% / 0% 11% $69,095 74
Statistics 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $89,329 92
Biochemistry 69 43% / 57% 1% $70,206 75 88%
Biology 181 +3 35% / 65% 2% $61,466 59 92%
Environmental Science 11 64% / 36% 0% $52,016 32
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 8 0% / 100% 0% $49,304 25 86%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 32 +2 12% / 88% 0% $57,740 50 93%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 17 12% / 88% 6% $76,051 82 91%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 37 16% / 84% 0% $68,844 73 94%
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 31 55% / 45% 0% $89,111 92 97%
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 13 15% / 85% 0% $89,111 92 97%
Nursing 393 19% / 81% 1% $96,137 95 96%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 24 38% / 62% 0% $155,819 100 91%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 10 0% / 100% 0% $72,291 78
Public Health Education and Promotion 33 21% / 79% 3% $60,128 56
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 13 8% / 92% 0% $52,046 33 100%
Business Management and Administration 514 52% / 48% 3% $70,970 76 92%
Economics 22 +5 64% / 36% 0% $67,294 71 90%
American Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $40,087 8 82%
Anthropology 31 +3 32% / 68% 0% $37,999 6 77%
Classical Languages $47,000 19
Comparative Literature $32,474 3 79%
East Asian Studies 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $40,087 8 82%
English 53 +6 23% / 77% 0% $48,481 22 86%
Family and Consumer Sciences 33 0% / 100% 0% $42,370 10 89%
Foreign Languages 2 50% / 50% 0% $32,474 3 79%
French $58,442 51 83%
Geography 14 +2 50% / 50% 0% $71,130 77 100%
German +1 $47,051 19
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 7 +3 14% / 86% 0% $51,671 31 83%
History 26 +8 50% / 50% 0% $52,256 33 90%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,636 28 83%
Intercultural and International Studies 16 +5 6% / 94% 6% $34,982 4 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 75% / 25% 0% $49,874 26
Journalism 33 36% / 64% 0% $55,512 43 87%
Linguistics 9 +6 22% / 78% 0% $32,474 3 79%
Native American Studies 5 +3 20% / 80% 0% $51,671 31 83%
Philosophy 16 +16 62% / 38% 0% $46,959 19 84%
Political Science 65 +11 35% / 65% 0% $62,054 60 93%
Psychology 422 +57 23% / 77% 0% $48,587 23 90%
Religion/Religious Studies 5 +2 100% / 0% 0% $49,984 27
Rhetoric and Composition 63 +10 46% / 54% 0% $51,871 32 89%
Russian +1 $46,458 17
Sociology 53 +11 19% / 81% 0% $48,403 22 86%
Spanish 19 +46 11% / 89% 0% $58,442 51 83%
Women's Studies 2 +8 0% / 100% 0% $51,671 31 83%
Educational Technology 10 20% / 80% 0% $59,072 53
Elementary Education 66 +7 15% / 85% 2% $51,137 30 94%
General Education 156 +1 40% / 60% 3% $50,636 28 83%
Health Teacher Education 39 36% / 64% 3% $63,054 63 90%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,054 63 90%
Secondary Education and Teaching 28 43% / 57% 0% $51,137 30 94%
Special Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $52,168 33 95%
Architecture 55 49% / 51% 5% $62,511 61 78%
Art Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $63,054 63 90%
Art History 7 0% / 100% 0% $35,645 4 73%
Art/Art Studies 45 +1 20% / 80% 0% $35,645 4 73%
Dance 5 20% / 80% 0% $36,020 4
Environmental Design/Architecture 12 42% / 58% 8% $65,244 67 95%
Film Studies 117 56% / 44% 1% $37,426 5 95%
Music Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $63,054 63 90%
Music Performance 14 43% / 57% 0% $34,139 3 91%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 4 50% / 50% 0% $30,625 2 95%
Theater 9 56% / 44% 0% $30,625 2 95%
Visual and Performing Arts 22 45% / 55% 0% $42,095 10 91%
Corrections 93 +13 28% / 72% 0% $51,976 32 90%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,653
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,171
Est. In-State Cost $13,781
Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,497
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.5% 893 28% / 72% 0% $49,614 26 89%
Health Sciences 17.9% 603 20% / 80% 1% $90,404 92 96%
Business & Economics 15.9% 536 52% / 48% 3% $70,819 76 91%
Arts 9.1% 308 44% / 56% 2% $44,061 13 87%
Education 9.1% 308 33% / 67% 2% $52,751 35 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 250 37% / 63% 2% $63,878 64 91%
Engineering 6.0% 202 74% / 26% 6% $105,734 98 95%
Professional 2.8% 93 28% / 72% 0% $51,976 32 90%
Computer Science 2.5% 84 85% / 15% 14% $125,395 99 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 77 61% / 39% 3% $67,662 71 88%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 19 37% / 63% 0% $50,874 29 86%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $190M #45 58% $6.1M 9 #147 136 15
Engineering $56.5M #93 86% $0.4M 31 #104 245 16
Life & Natural Sciences $29.7M #107 79% $0.1M 9 #153 73 40
Humanities & Social Sciences $24.4M #87 51% $0.1M 48 #107 299 6
Physical Sciences & Math $21.9M #125 89% $0.1M 34 #85 309 25
Business & Economics $11.4M #57 5% $0.2M 6 #168 32
Computer Science $4.4M #143 68% $0 7 #115 56 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.7M #115 61% $0
Education $2.1M #172 85% $0 38 #94
Total $343M #87 64% $6.9M 182 #118 1,150 104

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 890 – 1170
SAT Math Range 430 – 570
SAT RW Range 460 – 600