University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Also known as UNM · Website
$44,792
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,792
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of New Mexico-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Albuquerque, New Mexico with 17,244 undergraduates and 5,674 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,489 a year (tuition and fees $10,140 in-state, $33,060 out-of-state). It admits 95% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,792 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,450 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,489
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,140
Out-of-state $33,060
Admission rate
95%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,450
About $196 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,792
Rank 2,037 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,489
- Tuition in-state
- $10,140
- Tuition out-of-state
- $33,060
- Cost of attendance
- $21,259
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,938
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,045
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,196
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,906
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,053
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,071 in 2015-16 to $10,140 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1,038
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 17,244
- Graduate students
- 5,674
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 242
- Endowment
- $821.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,037 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,489 | $8,706 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,140 | $2,289 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 95% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 32% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 60% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,450 | $11,356 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,150 | $32,960 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,792 | $38,550 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
242 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 441 | $17,960 | $45,215 | $62,431 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 412 | $19,250 | $82,216 | $86,559 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 376 | $19,684 | $31,466 | $46,693 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 375 | $32,073 | $78,529 | $99,257 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 185 | $17,251 | $30,065 | $51,987 | $57,214 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 150 | $19,428 | $31,428 | $47,770 | $53,072 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 100 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $20,500 | $41,304 | $50,231 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $14,000 | $38,370 | $52,311 | $55,378 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $17,764 | $61,611 | $94,990 | $92,135 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 77 | $30,625 | $96,653 | $105,781 | $121,855 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $14,000 | $29,997 | $49,309 | $51,389 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $15,800 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $17,653 | $33,947 | $52,569 | $63,293 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $13,984 | $33,999 | $56,244 | $48,471 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $15,000 | $24,808 | $46,850 | $48,590 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 59 | $61,577 | $98,087 | $113,474 | $120,193 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $18,975 | $23,648 | $48,873 | $65,466 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,424 | $66,914 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $22,774 | $89,498 | $112,064 | $92,374 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $17,839 | $57,714 | $84,858 | $70,786 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $20,323 | $19,227 | $35,527 | $41,367 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $14,000 | $32,236 | $45,343 | $55,000 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of New Mexico-Main Campus cost?
$15,489 a year is the average net price at University of New Mexico-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,140 for in-state students and $33,060 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,259. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,938 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of New Mexico-Main Campus?
95% of applicants are admitted to University of New Mexico-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,038 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in New Mexico is 89%.
How much do University of New Mexico-Main Campus graduates earn?
$44,792 a year is the median pay of former University of New Mexico-Main Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,150 after 6 years). That ranks 2,037 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's) at $115,083.
How much student debt do University of New Mexico-Main Campus graduates have?
$18,450 is the median federal student loan debt of University of New Mexico-Main Campus graduates, about $196 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of New Mexico-Main Campus?
55% of first-time, full-time students at University of New Mexico-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of New Mexico-Main Campus?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (441 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (412 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (376 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 242 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.