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Statement · Albuquerque, NM

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $11,938 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,259.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $44,792 ten years after entering, the 33rd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 55% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1889
Enrollment, 2023
24,281
Website
unm.edu
Campus of University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0

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The University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in the state, and the largest by enrollment, with 22,630 students in 2023.

From the Wikipedia article “University of New Mexico”, revision 1364159865, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,259 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $11,938 and $19,053 a year depending on income at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Statement of cost · University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,259
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$11,938
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,489
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,140

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $11,938; $30–48k: $13,045; $48–75k: $16,196; $75–110k: $17,906; over $110k: $19,053. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$11,938
$30k–$48k$13,045
$48k–$75k$16,196
$75k–$110k$17,906
Over $110k$19,053

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $44,792; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,450.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,150
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$41,307
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
33rd percentile among public 4-years
$44,792
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
40th percentile among public 4-years
$18,450
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$13,698

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $37,150; 8 yrs after entry: $41,307; 10 yrs after entry: $44,792. Median graduate debt: $18,450. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,450.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$37,150
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$41,307
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$44,792
Median graduate debt$18,450

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree441$65,841$17,916
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree412$89,189$25,271
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree376$45,076$20,475
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree375$89,932not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree185$57,024$19,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree150$46,977$23,125
LawFirst Professional Degree100not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree90$47,441$21,812
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree88$48,220$16,500
MedicineFirst Professional Degree87not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree83$102,379$17,014
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree77not reportednot reported
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree77$58,497$14,250
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree75$34,721$15,851
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree70$57,569$18,499
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree69not reportednot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree68$48,122$14,363
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree60$44,977$15,064
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree59$120,488not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree58$65,132$20,500
Engineering, GeneralDoctoral Degree35not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree41not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree1$144,558not reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree14$111,053not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree15not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree51$116,333$22,919
MedicineDoctoral Degreenot reported$192,316not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of New Mexico-Main Campus: 17,244 undergraduates; 39% of students receive Pell grants; 95% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

95%

84th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

17,244

84th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

39%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

69th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

55%

finish within 150% of normal time

69th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

41%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$27,972

35th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k38%
  • $30k–$48k23%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k10%
  • Over $110k11%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k38%
$30k–$48k23%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k10%
Over $110k11%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 2,340 people who studied at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, most often in science & academia (41%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 41% (888 people); medicine 0.8% (17 people); law 2.1% (46 people); politics & gov 4.9% (107 people); business 1.3% (29 people); engineering & tech 2.6% (56 people); writing & journalism 5.1% (110 people); film & stage 1.8% (38 people); music 1.1% (24 people); visual arts 4.9% (106 people); sports 34% (730 people); religion 0.1% (3 people); military 0.8% (17 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia88840.9%
medicine170.8%
law462.1%
politics & gov1074.9%
business291.3%
engineering & tech562.6%
writing & journalism1105.1%
film & stage381.8%
music241.1%
visual arts1064.9%
sports73033.6%
religion30.1%
military170.8%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsbasketball player (584) · researcher (561) · university teacher (173) · politician (97) · writer (66) · anthropologist (44) · American football player (43) · lawyer (40)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 18% for the 1890s to 42% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 3 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1790snot reported1not reported
1870s2not reportednot reported
1880snot reported3not reported
1890s2918%
1900s41620%
1910s42215%
1920s154824%
1930s186821%
1940s339226%
1950s439232%
1960s325338%
1970s225828%
1980s188118%
1990s377633%
2000s141942%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 20,236 in 2018-05.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-065,401
2026-057,446
2026-046,575
2026-038,230
2026-026,896
2026-017,528
2025-1210,959
2025-117,941
2025-107,652
2025-099,254
2025-088,999
2025-078,120
2025-067,732
2025-056,844
2025-0412,577
2025-0315,704
2025-027,774
2025-019,261
2024-129,089
2024-1110,304
2024-109,404
2024-0911,378
2024-0816,116
2024-078,839
2024-067,301
2024-058,770
2024-048,192
2024-0312,439
2024-029,846
2024-0110,601
2023-1210,297
2023-1110,310
2023-109,546
2023-0911,192
2023-0813,244
2023-078,857
2023-068,515
2023-059,098
2023-049,099
2023-0310,481
2023-0210,225
2023-0110,903
2022-1210,661
2022-1110,591
2022-1010,286
2022-0911,278
2022-0817,339
2022-079,380
2022-068,417
2022-059,224
2022-049,617
2022-0311,233
2022-028,474
2022-018,962
2021-128,330
2021-119,370
2021-1010,219
2021-0910,230
2021-0812,017
2021-0711,175
2021-068,328
2021-058,954
2021-049,151
2021-0311,621
2021-028,365
2021-019,210
2020-1211,191
2020-1114,692
2020-107,838
2020-0913,865
2020-088,445
2020-077,986
2020-068,204
2020-0511,628
2020-0412,674
2020-0310,650
2020-0211,434
2020-0112,574
2019-1212,835
2019-1112,156
2019-1012,990
2019-0913,526
2019-0810,154
2019-079,496
2019-068,957
2019-0511,058
2019-0410,315
2019-0311,763
2019-0210,323
2019-0113,623
2018-1215,062
2018-1114,020
2018-1013,935
2018-0914,062
2018-0814,258
2018-0711,337
2018-0612,844
2018-0520,236
2018-0411,489
2018-0315,250
2018-029,832
2018-0111,020
2017-1211,321
2017-1114,262
2017-1011,677
2017-0911,418
2017-0810,140
2017-079,242
2017-069,472
2017-0510,302
2017-0411,198
2017-0312,617
2017-0210,001
2017-0111,113
2016-1212,681
2016-1113,286
2016-1013,206
2016-0912,716
2016-0812,747
2016-079,929
2016-069,594
2016-0511,111
2016-0410,475
2016-0311,458
2016-0210,291
2016-0110,780
2015-1211,412
2015-1112,627
2015-1012,510
2015-0910,875
2015-0810,097
2015-079,138

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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