University of New Mexico-Main Campus Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
17,244 students
Larger than 95% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 43%
- TypePublic
- ClassR1 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Los Lunas25 mi
- Santa Fe48.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, the largest reported group is Hispanic (51.2%), followed by White (27.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5.8% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 11% |
| Black | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Hispanic | 51.2% | 15.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| White | 27.8% | 54.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| Non-resident | 2.2% | 8% |
| Unknown | 1.6% | 4.3% |
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Did you know? University of New Mexico-Main Campus
- 95.2%University of New Mexico-Main Campus admitted 11,036 of 11,346 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 27%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,976 of 11,036.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $19,966average net price after grants for aided students, against $33,532 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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