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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNM · UNMMC

Public institution in Albuquerque, NM · 16,686 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $44,792 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,478858th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,115376th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,4501,115th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,973429th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,450486th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,7921,364th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,1501,400th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.5%1,051st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.9%1,087th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.5%1,410th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1047849th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
16,686146th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.2%867th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 328 mi (PHX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 68 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$73,949$65,053
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$71,217$70,863
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,897$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,463$62,012
Engineering ScienceEngineeringbachelors$59,948$56,415
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$56,302$52,107
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$55,338$68,219
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,635$59,648
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$51,392$59,485
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,231$52,524
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$46,087$57,318
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,459$38,736

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,789,141 (M $5,933,364 · W $4,855,777)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of New Mexico-Main Campus’s 16,686 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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