Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico-Main Campus is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 23,124 students in fall 2024, including 17,450 undergraduates and 5,674 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of New Mexico.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 148 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 5,063 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
23,124
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
5,063
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
148
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 148
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
3,373
Master's degrees
1,138
Doctoral degrees (research)
175
Professional doctorates
268
Certificates under 1 year
6
Post-master's certificates
103
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
23,124
Undergraduates, fall 2024
17,450
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,674
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,616
Undergraduates, 2024-25
19,423
Graduate students, 2024-25
6,193
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
46%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
29
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of New Mexico
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain West Conference
President
Garnett S. Stokes
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization