University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Name: University of New Mexico-Main Campus Common Data Set 2020-21
Creator: University of New Mexico-Main Campus
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2020-21

The 2020-21 Common Data Set for University of New Mexico-Main Campus — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jan 25, 2021. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

53.9%

Applications

13,880

Admitted

7,483

SAT Composite

1110-1320

SAT Math

510-620

SAT Reading

520-630

ACT Composite

17-25

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$44,792

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

55%

6-year completion

Average net price

$15,489

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$18,450

federal loans only

Nonpayment

14%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report444numbers from this report.

General Information

6 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Heather

Last Name:Mechler

Title:Director

Office:UNM Office of Institutional Analytics

Address Line 1:1 University of New Mexico

Zipcode87,131

Country:USA

Email Address:oia@unm.edu

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://oia.unm.edu/facts-and-figures/common-data-set.html

Other

City:Albuquerque

StateNM

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	16124

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	6120

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	22244

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	30	388	412
Hispanic/Latino	1530	29	29
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	69	414	420
White, non-Hispanic	787	4726	4812
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	115	906	919
Asian, non-Hispanic	117	643	665
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	3	29	29
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	115	587	595
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	25	206	223
Total	2791	15773	16124

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	42
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	3818
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	1145
Post-master's certificates	80
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	19

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1371	266	1452	3089
Did not persist	2	2	2	2
Final cohort	1371	266	1450	3087
Completed in less than four years	417	70	568	1055
Completed in less than five years	2019	220	49	243
Completed in less than six years	2020	36	4	25
Total completers	673	123	836	1632
Six-year graduation rate	0.490882567%	0.462406015%	0.576551724%	0.52866861%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1562	284	1625	3471
Did not persist	7	7	2	9
Final cohort	1555	284	1623	3462
Completed in less than four years	358	68	584	1010
Completed in less than five years	2018	255	71	334
Completed in less than six years	2019	104	17	60
Total completers	717	156	978	1851
Six-year graduation rate	0.461093248%	0.549295775%	0.6025878%	0.534662045%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	13	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	20	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	76.90%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	5472	8408	Not reported	13,880
Admitted	2952	4531	Not reported	7,483
Enrolled	1118	Not reported	Not reported	1,118
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	43	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	32	898
ACT	75	2101

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1110	Not reported	1320
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	520	Not reported	630
SAT math	510	Not reported	620
ACT composite	17	Not reported	25
ACT math	17	Not reported	25
ACT English	17	Not reported	25
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8008.7

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69935.5

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59938.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49916.2

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-8009.7

SAT Math: 600-69927.3

SAT Math: 500-59945.6

SAT Math: 400-49915.6

SAT Math: 300-3991.9

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-16002.6

SAT Composite: 1200-139919.4

SAT Composite: 1000-119940.9

SAT Composite: 800-99929.7

SAT Composite: 600-7997.0

SAT Composite: 400-5990.5

ACT Composite: 30-364.4

ACT Composite: 24-2930.3

ACT Composite: 18-2352.9

ACT Composite: 12-1712.4

ACT Composite: 6-110.1

ACT Composite: Below 60

ACT Composite: Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.42

Admission Policies

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	1115	1565	Not reported	2680
Admitted	801	1096	Not reported	1897
Enrolled	542	741	Not reported	1283

Other fields

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

SummerX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Closing Date: Month6

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: n/a Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: n/a - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: n/a - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30.00 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: X If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: ##

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day15

Spring Closing Date: Day15

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

American Council on Education (ACE)No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?No

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2020-2021

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Required Course Work

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)22%

Percent of males who join fraternities2%

Percent of females who join sororities4%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing21%

Percent who live off campus or commute79%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)14%

Percent of males who join fraternities3%

Percent of females who join sororities3%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing7%

Percent who live off campus or commute93%

Percent of students age 25 and older22%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18.1

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1

Average age of full-time students21.6

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)23.2

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Marching bandX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

YearbookX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Fraternity/sorority housingX

Annual Expenses

1 TABLE

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Financial Aid

13 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2020-2021 estimated

Methodology

Federal methodology (FM)X

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$31,239,008

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$26,395,959

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,069,918

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$4,473,539

Total Scholarships/Grants$63,178,424

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$17,343,990

Federal Work-Study$2,681,257

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,371,758

Total Self-Help$21,397,005

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$37,520

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,167,871

Total Scholarships/Grants$1,205,391

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$22,684,868

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$278,122

Total Self-Help$22,962,990

Parent Loans$1,635,938

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,036,685

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	2497	12043	3322
Applied for need-based aid	2250	9286	2260
Determined to have financial need	1646	7476	2055
Awarded any aid	1633	7379	1883
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	1558	6774	1559
Awarded need-based self-help aid	960	4609	1182
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	20	185	36
Need fully met	240	951	70
Average percentage of need met	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average financial aid package	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant	6899	7405	4602
Average need-based self-help award	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Average need-based loan	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	1060	43.00	20628
Federal loan programs	1035	42.00	19340
Institutional loan programs	0	0.00	0
State loan programs	3	1.00	14663
Private student loans	136	5.00	13265

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:77

Financial Aid Forms

Institution’s own financial aid formX

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day5

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):6

Other

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):30

Financial Aid Notification

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X

Aid Available

Federal Nursing LoansX

State LoansX

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Alumni affiliationX

ArtX

AthleticsX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

AcademicsX

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:UNM implemented a "First Year Promise" program. This allows entering freshmen to have their full standard tuition & fees covered through a combination of federal, state, and institutional grants and scholarships. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes x No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	961	386	1347
Members of minority groups	246	94	340
Females	465	193	658
Males	495	192	687
Nonresidents	53	6	59
Doctorate or other terminal degree	809	204	1013
Master's, but not terminal master's	123	95	218
Bachelor's degree	19	52	71
Unknown or other highest degree	10	35	45
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	91	18	109

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11

based on ____ students2,020

and ____ faculty538

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	510	72
10-19 students	510	72
20-29 students	528	161
30-39 students	578	132
40-49 students	168	10
50-99 students	109	3
100+ students	170	3
Total	42	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.18%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	1.83%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.63%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	1.23%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.28%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	5.96%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	6.23%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.70%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.57%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	28.57%	Not reported	4.24%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	5.44%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	8.11%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.23%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	14.29%	Not reported	0.99%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.68%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.41%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	11.01%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	2.33%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	45.24%	Not reported	6.23%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	5.00%
Health professions and related programs	11.90%	Not reported	15.64%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	16.09%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.99%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	0.00%	100.00%

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