University of New Mexico

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

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 428 (3.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of New Mexico 3,373 38% 31% 5% 2% 50% 2% $67,625 36 -0.27 64 93% 5.6%
Chemical Engineering 24 — 46% 8% 17% 8% 50% 12% $103,634 44 -0.19 96 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 29 — 55% 17% 10% 3% 52% 7% $86,265 16 -0.87 87 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,265 16 -0.87 87 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 20 — 85% 20% 10% 5% 45% 10% $125,138 75 +0.38 99 92% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 28 — 89% 50% 4% 0% 32% 0% $117,616 64 +0.03 98 93% — — — —
Engineering Science 15 — 80% 13% 0% 0% 73% 0% $90,676 25 -0.60 89 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 71 — 82% 34% 1% 0% 46% 7% $106,686 88 +0.94 96 92% — — — —
Nuclear Engineering 11 — 82% 55% 0% 0% 27% 0% $97,819 9 -0.97 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 84 — 85% 23% 17% 1% 36% 14% $123,100 58 -0.05 99 97% — — — —
Astrophysics 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,479 20 -0.66 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 22 — 32% 36% 18% 0% 41% 5% $85,696 94 +1.36 86 90% — — — —
Geosciences 18 — 50% 61% 0% 6% 33% 0% $55,579 13 -0.86 34 90% — — — —
Mathematics 19 +5 89% 53% 5% 0% 37% 0% $75,035 44 -0.39 76 100% — — — —
Physics 9 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 44% 11% $74,535 21 -0.65 75 — — — — —
Statistics 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,787 5 -1.07 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 69 — 43% 16% 17% 4% 54% 1% $48,156 2 -2.08 16 84% — — — —
Biology 181 +3 35% 33% 8% 1% 47% 2% $60,901 22 -0.64 48 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 64% 36% 0% 0% 64% 0% $56,869 42 -0.22 38 — — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 8 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 62% 0% $58,470 24 -0.52 42 88% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 32 +2 12% 28% 0% 0% 66% 0% $55,710 16 -0.83 34 92% — — — —
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 17 — 12% 29% 12% 0% 53% 6% $75,009 39 -0.24 76 88% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 37 — 16% 24% 3% 3% 62% 0% $60,557 8 -1.15 47 94% 4.6% — — —
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 31 — 55% 42% 3% 3% 45% 0% $87,406 93 +1.30 87 94% 3.9% — — —
Health, Medicine and Human Values 10 — 0% 20% 10% 0% 60% 0% $66,736 48 -0.12 62 — — — — —
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 13 — 15% 15% 0% 0% 85% 0% $87,406 81 +0.71 87 94% 3.9% — — —
Nursing 393 — 19% 30% 5% 1% 52% 1% $95,263 71 +0.30 92 97% 3.0% — — —
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 24 — 38% 25% 17% 4% 50% 0% $151,898 95 +1.15 100 91% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 33 — 21% 18% 6% 3% 58% 3% $53,301 13 -1.10 28 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 13 — 8% 15% 0% 0% 69% 0% $50,691 5 -1.48 21 100% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 514 — 52% 28% 5% 2% 52% 3% $69,572 37 -0.42 68 95% 5.0% — — —
Economics 22 +5 64% 45% 0% 0% 41% 0% $72,768 13 -0.95 73 96% 5.4% — — —
American Studies 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $55,990 47 -0.26 35 94% — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $49,577 20 -0.75 19 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $39,587 3 -1.56 5 85% — — — —
East Asian Studies 7 +2 29% 14% 29% 0% 14% 0% $55,990 47 -0.26 35 94% — — — —
English 53 +6 23% 34% 2% 6% 45% 0% $48,838 34 -0.44 17 87% — — — —
Foreign Languages 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $39,587 3 -1.65 5 85% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $54,258 36 -0.34 30 92% — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $49,382 20 -0.77 18 — — — — —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 7 +3 14% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,068 6 -1.13 10 92% 7.0% — — —
History 26 +8 50% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $46,503 8 -1.02 13 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 75% 50% 38% 0% 12% 0% $50,902 20 -0.61 22 — — — — —
Linguistics 9 +6 22% 22% 11% 11% 44% 0% $39,587 3 -1.65 5 85% — — — —
Native American Studies 5 +3 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% 0% $45,068 6 -1.13 10 92% 7.0% — — —
Philosophy 16 +16 62% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,214 36 -0.47 33 91% — — — —
Religious Studies 5 +2 100% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $50,213 44 -0.08 20 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 63 +10 46% 38% 2% 2% 49% 0% $55,735 70 +0.41 34 90% 5.2% — — —
Russian — +1 — — — — — — $48,725 18 -0.83 17 — — — — —
Spanish 19 +46 11% 5% 0% 0% 95% 0% $54,258 36 -0.34 30 92% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +8 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,068 6 -1.37 10 92% 7.0% — — —
Anthropology 31 +3 32% 39% 0% 6% 45% 0% $55,017 49 -0.17 32 94% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 33 — 0% 9% 0% 3% 70% 0% $44,602 9 -1.03 10 100% — — — —
Geography 14 +2 50% 36% 0% 0% 57% 0% $61,081 47 -0.12 49 83% — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,528 55 -0.03 37 86% 7.9% — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 16 +5 6% 19% 12% 0% 50% 6% $43,461 1 -1.53 8 88% — — — —
Journalism 33 — 36% 39% 3% 6% 39% 0% $58,228 34 -0.46 41 94% 5.5% — — —
Political Science 65 +11 35% 26% 2% 3% 63% 0% $64,802 31 -0.55 58 95% — — — —
Psychology 422 +57 23% 31% 3% 3% 53% 0% $53,029 41 -0.31 27 90% 8.0% — — —
Sociology 53 +11 19% 40% 2% 6% 45% 0% $56,135 53 -0.07 35 93% — — — —
Educational Technology 10 — 20% 30% 10% 0% 40% 0% $58,580 75 +0.41 42 — — — — —
Elementary Education 66 +7 15% 26% 0% 0% 62% 2% $54,614 74 +0.35 31 93% — — — —
General Education 156 +1 40% 32% 2% 3% 44% 3% $56,528 61 +0.17 37 86% 7.9% — — —
Health Teacher Education 39 — 36% 31% 0% 3% 59% 3% $55,663 44 -0.26 34 97% 5.9% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,663 44 -0.26 34 97% 5.9% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 28 — 43% 29% 0% 0% 54% 0% $54,614 50 -0.05 31 93% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 14% 43% 0% 14% 43% 0% $59,026 66 +0.47 43 95% — — — —
Architecture 55 — 49% 36% 4% 4% 40% 5% $56,604 9 -1.31 37 91% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 29% 0% 0% 57% 0% $55,663 89 +0.95 34 97% 5.9% — — —
Art History 7 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $37,689 7 -1.10 4 90% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 45 +1 20% 38% 7% 0% 33% 0% $37,689 10 -0.98 4 90% — — — —
Dance 5 — 20% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $42,683 46 -0.05 8 — — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 12 — 42% 33% 0% 0% 33% 8% $50,224 1 -2.05 20 100% — — — —
Film Studies 117 — 56% 42% 2% 4% 38% 1% $49,409 58 +0.05 18 80% — — — —
Music Education 11 — 36% 45% 0% 0% 55% 0% $55,663 88 +0.96 34 97% 5.9% — — —
Music Performance 14 — 43% 57% 0% 0% 36% 0% $32,935 4 -1.48 2 91% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,126 38 -0.26 6 97% — — — —
Theater 9 — 56% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $41,126 38 -0.26 6 97% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 22 — 45% 32% 5% 9% 41% 0% $43,224 50 +0.02 8 100% — — — —
Corrections 93 +13 28% 18% 2% 5% 67% 0% $56,147 28 -0.52 35 94% — — — —

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 64th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.8% 668 24% 30% 3% 3% 53% 0% $54,299 31 -0.37 30 91% 7.8%
Health Sciences 17.9% 603 20% 28% 5% 1% 54% 1% $88,414 84 +0.11 88 96% 3.2%
Business & Economics 15.9% 536 52% 28% 5% 2% 52% 3% $69,703 24 -0.44 68 95% 5.0%
Arts 9.1% 308 44% 40% 3% 3% 39% 2% $47,463 29 -0.48 14 88% 5.9%
Education 9.1% 308 33% 30% 1% 2% 51% 2% $55,952 67 +0.15 35 90% 7.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 250 37% 28% 11% 2% 49% 2% $57,383 11 -1.04 39 92% —
Humanities 6.7% 225 38% 35% 4% 3% 49% 0% $51,145 27 -0.36 22 90% 5.5%
Engineering 6.0% 202 74% 30% 5% 2% 46% 6% $104,658 62 +0.11 96 95% —
Professional 2.8% 93 28% 18% 2% 5% 67% 0% $56,147 13 -0.52 35 94% —
Computer Science 2.5% 84 85% 23% 17% 1% 36% 14% $123,100 69 -0.05 99 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 77 61% 48% 6% 1% 38% 3% $73,421 35 -0.08 74 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 19 37% 32% 0% 0% 63% 0% $57,543 38 -0.35 40 88% —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $15.3M $14.7M $535K
Track & Field (combined) 80 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 40 $1.8M $1.5M $270K
Basketball 14 $6.4M $5.8M $562K
Golf 10 $642K $642K $0
Tennis 9 $503K $489K $14K
Total 226 $25.9M $24.5M $1.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 140 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 34 $1.1M $1.1M $33K
Swimming & Diving 32 $952K $944K $8K
Softball 28 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.2M $44K
Basketball 14 $3.2M $3.1M $73K
Golf 9 $549K $538K $10K
Tennis 9 $736K $727K $9K
Total 202 $10.4M $10.2M $179K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Football 117 $15.3M $14.7M $535K
Baseball 40 $1.8M $1.5M $270K
Soccer 34 $1.1M $1.1M $33K
Swimming & Diving 32 $952K $944K $8K
Basketball 28 $9.6M $8.9M $636K
Softball 28 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 19 $1.2M $1.2M $10K
Tennis 18 $1.2M $1.2M $23K
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.2M $44K
Total 428 $61.2M $56.5M $4.6M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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