University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public · 17,244 undergraduates · unm.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 13,589 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
920 to 1170
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,810Est.Estimate
$57,800 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$57,800
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,800 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
About 40% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 830, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- CLT accepted in addition to SAT/ACT
Source: Admission Requirements :: Office of Admissions | UNM · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jun1Priority deadline · June 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 10,866 of 13,589 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 54% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 920 to 1170
Reading and Writing 480 to 610
Math 430 to 570
ACT composite 20 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.4%
- 1200 to 139917%
- 1000 to 119938%
- 800 to 99935%
- 600 to 7996.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2416%
- 2.50 to 2.9918%
- Below 2.502.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,810
a year, in state
$57,800
a year, out of state (tuition $35,910)
- Tuition (in state)$11,920
- Fees$1,690
- Food and housing$12,830
- Books and supplies$1,920
- Transportation and other$5,450
University of New Mexico-Main Campus published $32,863 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$19,896
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,600
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,104
- $75,001 to $110,000Not reported
- Over $110,000$23,804
Financial aid
$15,715
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
$15,500 a year
National Merit · In-state students
To keep it: pass 15 new credit hours with a 3.3 GPA each fall and spring semester.
Details
New Mexico programs for residents
New Mexico Competitive Scholarship
State program · Out-of-state students
>= $100/semester scholarship plus in-state tuition and fee rates
- 3.00+ GPA, 1180+ SAT or 26+ ACT, Large university (>150,000 SCH/yr) - GPA 3.0 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.50+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 23+ ACT, Large university (>150,000 SCH/yr) - GPA 3.5 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.00+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 23+ ACT, Small university - GPA 3.0 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
- 3.50+ GPA, 950+ SAT or 20+ ACT, Small university - GPA 3.5 pathway; U.S. citizen (or institution-approved noncitizen proposal); full-time undergraduate
New Mexico Scholars Program
State program · In-state students
Tuition, required fees and books (public); private nonprofit: highest state-institution tuition+fees+books
- 1140+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Test-score pathway; Combined family income <= $60,000/yr; full-time undergrad; enroll by end of 21st year
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,190Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS1240 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS1240 & ARTS 2610 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1240 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS1240 & ARTS2610 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFST 1110 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH1120 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ARTH2110 & ARTH2120 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1140 & 1140L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL2101& BIOL2103L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL2101 & BIOL2103L & BIOL2T** |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | Math 1240 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 7 | Math 1240 & 1512 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 7 | Math 1240 & 1512 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 11 | Math 1240, 1512 & 1522 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM1120C |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM1215 & CHEM1215L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM1215, CHEM1215L, CHEM1225, & CHEM1225L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Chin 1130 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 1130 & 1140 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2110 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 105L |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS105L |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS1610 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1110 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1110 & 1120 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1410 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1120 & 1410 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | GEOL1120 & GEOL1120L |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1150 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1150 & 1160 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1110 & 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1110, 1120, 2110 & 2120 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GRMN 1110 & 1120 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GRMN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GRMN 1110, 1120, 2110 & 2120 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1165 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 1130 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | ITAL 1130 & 2130 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1130 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JAPN 1130 & 1135 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 1110 & 1120 |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | LATN 1110, 1120, 2110 |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | LATN 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2110 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2120 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUS 150 & 150L |
| Music Theory | 4 | 8 | MUS 150, 150L, 152, 152L |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1230 & 1230L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1240 & 1240L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1320 & 1320L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1310 & 1310L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH1240 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH1250 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | MATH1250 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1110 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | HNRS 2980 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | HRNS 1980 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1110 & 1120 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 15 | SPAN 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120, 302 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 302 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 302 & 307 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1350 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1120 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1110 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1110 & 1120 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1150 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 1150 & 1160 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$50,072
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus$66,190
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 46 majors here have earnings data.
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