The University of New Mexico (UNM) was founded in 1889. In addition to the flagship Albuquerque campus, there are five branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Taos, and Los Lunas.
UNM is organized into 12 colleges and schools, which together offer 215 academic degree and professional certificate programs, including 94 bachelor’s degrees, 71 master’s degrees, and 37 doctorates. The university is especially known for its health science and business-related degree programs.
UNM Online offers scores of courses organized into 26 disciplinary clusters.
UNM is associated with two Nobel laureates,both for physics, Murray Gell-Mann and Robert Ward.
Other distinguished UNM-connected individuals include the following:
UNM is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
The University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, UNM offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs. The Albuquerque campus encompasses over , and there are branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Taos, and Los Lunas. UNM is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, UNM spent $251 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 94th in the nation.
Source: WikipediaWhat does this school look for?
Annual Applications
10,436
Acceptance
96%
Graduation Rate
54%
Median SAT Score
1130
Median ACT Score
22
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$6,463
Fees (in-state)
$1,698
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$43,900
Employed
84%
What's it like to attend this school?
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
19K
Under-Grads
15K
Graduates
3K
Where will you be attending?
Location
1700 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 87106
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
69 per 100K
Violent Crime
11 per 100K
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Who are University of New Mexico's Most influential alumni?
University of New Mexico 's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Computer Science
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