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University of New Mexico

Public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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By James A. Barham, PhD

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:

Mathematician, Reuben Hersh
Computer scientists, Stephanie Forrest and Jack Dongarra
Philosophers—John Bussanich, Adrian Johnston, and Iain Thompson
Poets—Robert Creeley, Joy Harjo, and Paula Gunn Allen
Novelist, Rudolfo Anaya
Novelist and environmentalist, Edward Abbey
Mystery author, Tony Hillerman
Science writer, George Johnson
Playwright and commentator, Timothy Braun
Literary scholar, Robert E. Fleming
Actors—Penny Marshall, Rockmond Dunbar, and Mikki Padilla
Screenwriters, Michael Blake and Chris Henchy
Dancer and the choreographer, Bill Evans
Painters, Raymond Johnson and Agnes Martin
Photographer, Joel-Peter Witkin
Geologists, Leon Silver and Kirk Bryan
Zoologist, Lee Fitzgerald
Evolutionary ecologist, Eric Charnov
Evolutionary psychologist, Geoffrey F. Miller
Architect, Antoine Predock
Historian, Thomas F. Madden
American Studies scholar, David Correia
Anthropologist, Clyde Kluckhohn
Linguist, Joan Bybee
Former US Representative, Steven Schiff
Current US Representatives, Debra Anne Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small
Former US Senators—Fred Harris, Pete Domenici, and Tom Udall

UNM is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

From Wikipedia

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: Wikipedia

Admissions

What does this school look for?

Annual Applications

10,436

Acceptance

96%

Graduation Rate

48%

Median SAT Score

1130

Median ACT Score

Costs

How much does it cost to attend?

Tuition (in-state)

$6,299

Fees (in-state)

$1,576

After Graduation

Averages for 10 years after enrolling

Avg Earnings

$43,900

Employed

84%

Campus Life

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The People

Full time on-campus stats

Student Body

19K

Under-Grads

15K

Graduates

The Campus

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Location

1700 Lomas Blvd NE,
Albuquerque NM
87106

City Crime Rates

Property Crime

69 per 100k

Violent Crime

11 per 100k

Influential People

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 . University of New Mexico’s most academically influential people include Cody Willard, Aaron Clauset, and Milton Rubenfeld.