University of New Mexico: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 187 of 12,502	In the World
# 95 of 1,147	In North America
# 83 of 1,149	In the United States
# 1 of 1	In Albuquerque
# 47 of 12,502	For Nuclear Engineering
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

95%

Enrollment

37,297

Average SAT

1,030

Average ACT

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

17,450

Graduates

5,674

Male:Female Ratio

42:58

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

unm.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of New Mexico has an acceptance rate of 95% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	95%	95%	95%
Applicants	12,269	5,086	7,146
Admissions	11,678	4,818	6,823
Freshmen enrolled full time	3,540	1,524	2,002

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	31%
■ Nonresident Alien	5%
■ Asian	4%
■ Hispanic	48%
■ Black or African American	3%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	2%

University of New Mexico majors

University of New Mexico has granted 3,189 bachelor's degrees across 77 programs, 1,191 master's across 77 programs, and 460 doctorate degrees across 38 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of New Mexico.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General	447	147	-
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	403	55	-
Psychology, General	379	14	10
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	177	16	9
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	154	-	-
Law	-	-	108
Mechanical Engineering	64	44	-
Film & Cinema & Media Studies	103	-	-
Corrections	91	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	58	18	7
Medicine	-	-	79
Project Management	-	79	-
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	-	72	-
Health Teacher Education	71	1	-
Political Science and Government, General	65	4	3
English Language and Literature, General	54	8	5
Art & Art Studies, General	44	18	-
Architecture	61	-	-
Anthropology, General	41	11	3
Pharmacy	-	-	55
Biochemistry	54	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	46	3	3
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist	40	11	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	16	35	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	50	1	-
Civil Engineering, General	28	22	-
Computer Engineering, General	12	38	-
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General	37	9	2
Sociology, General	34	5	6
Economics, General	26	12	6
History, General	35	5	4
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	37	2	-
Accounting	-	37	-
Education, General	-	36	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	33	2	-
Journalism	33	-	-
Music Performance, General	9	24	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	9	21	2
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology	-	31	-
Engineering, General	-	-	31
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	-	31	-
Emergency Medical Technology & Technician (EMT Paramedic)	30	-	-
Nuclear Engineering	18	12	-
Chemistry, General	17	4	7
Geology & Earth Science, General	16	8	4
Mathematics, General	16	8	4
Occupational Therapy & Therapist	-	27	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	5	14	8
Physics, General	8	9	10
International & Globalization Studies	26	-	-
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	26
Philosophy	14	8	3
Public Health, General	-	25	-
Chemical Engineering	18	6	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	24	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	18	5	-
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	22	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	11	11
Physician Assistant	-	22	-
Spanish Language and Literature	10	9	3
Geography	12	9	-
Environmental Science	20	-	-
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist	20	-	-
Public Administration	-	20	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	20	-	-
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Technician	18	-	-
Learning Sciences	-	13	5
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies	17	-	-
American Indian & Native American Studies	7	8	-
Environmental Design & Architecture	15	-	-
Linguistics	7	6	2
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	-	14	-
Statistics, General	7	6	1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	13	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	-	12	-
Educational & Instructional Technology	10	-	-
Health Services Administration	-	10	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	10
Engineering Science	9	-	-
Health & Medical Physics	-	2	7
Landscape Architecture	-	9	-
Music Teacher Education	9	-	-
National Security Policy Studies	-	9	-
Optics & Optical Sciences	-	3	6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	-	3	6
Visual and Performing Arts, General	9	-	-
Materials Science	-	6	2
American & United States Studies & Civilization	3	1	3
Comparative Literature	1	6	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies	5	2	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	7	-	-
Public Policy Analysis, General	-	7	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	7	-	-
Water Resources Engineering	-	7	-
Astrophysics	6	-	-
East Asian Studies	6	-	-
Educational Psychology	-	5	1
Museology & Museum Studies	-	6	-
Dance, General	5	-	-
Latin American Studies	-	5	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	3	1	-
Creative Writing	-	4	-
French Language and Literature	2	2	-
Humanities & Humanistic Studies	4	-	-
Russian Language and Literature	4	-	-
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General	-	3	-
Art Teacher Education	3	-	-
Construction Engineering	-	3	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	3
Education, Other	-	-	3
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	3	-	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	-	3	-
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology	3	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	2	-	-
Nursing Science	-	-	2
Religion & Religious Studies	2	-	-
Manufacturing Engineering	-	1	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	-	1	-
Women's Studies	1	-	-
Grand Total	3,189	1,191	460

Publications & Citations

University of New Mexico is a world-class research university with 90,648 scientific papers published and 3,323,446 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, and Genetics.

Publications

90,648

Citations

3,323,446

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	53,312 / 2,328,258
Medicine	45,189 / 1,822,198
Chemistry	42,986 / 1,731,704
Physics	39,508 / 1,412,561
Engineering	39,426 / 1,344,860
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	35,609 / 1,245,814
Computer Science	34,219 / 1,302,306
Environmental Science	32,246 / 1,302,702
Quantum and Particle physics	27,571 / 953,349
Genetics	24,553 / 1,175,154
Psychology	24,226 / 947,847
Biochemistry	22,497 / 1,072,745
Materials Science	19,821 / 665,456
Organic chemistry	19,018 / 746,973
Geology	18,959 / 838,524
Pathology	18,438 / 781,785
Geography and Cartography	16,457 / 612,103
Political Science	16,446 / 491,313
Law	15,700 / 478,007
Mathematics	15,614 / 589,729
Sociology	15,599 / 598,399
Psychiatry	14,738 / 622,124
Philosophy	14,352 / 464,372
Optics	13,966 / 449,638
Paleontology	13,248 / 632,794
Ecology	13,110 / 604,927
Statistics	12,293 / 494,165
Surgery	12,008 / 415,073
History	10,710 / 372,834
Electrical Engineering	9,979 / 302,547
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	9,945 / 339,584
Business	9,804 / 325,864
Neuroscience	9,205 / 444,199
Archaeology	9,164 / 346,772
Immunology	8,655 / 411,963
Economics	8,489 / 266,561
Public Health	8,255 / 368,756
Radiology	8,044 / 279,504
Astrophysics and Astronomy	8,010 / 320,615
Nuclear Physics	7,923 / 312,503

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Academic rankings

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