Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UNM is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.4% of undergraduate students being women and 41.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 15,793, with 9,220 women and 6,573 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UNM is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.9% of undergraduate students being women and 44.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 6,346, with 3,547 women and 2,799 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.6% 6,573 students
- women 58.4% 9,220 students
Graduate Students
- men 44.1% 2,799 students
- women 55.9% 3,547 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 52.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,774 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 31.5% of the student body, with 4,663 students. Asian students represent 4.6% of the population, with 679 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.2%, with 616 students. African American students account for 3.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 451 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 28 students.
International students make up 2.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 390 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.5% of the population, totaling 215 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UNM.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 52.5% 7,774 students
- White 31.5% 4,663 students
- Asian 4.6% 679 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 616 students
- African American 3.0% 451 students
- International students 2.6% 390 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 215 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 28 students
Graduate Students
- White 42.2% 2,557 students
- Hispanic 33.5% 2,031 students
- International students 11.1% 675 students
- Asian 5.0% 301 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 182 students
- Unknown race 2.8% 170 students
- African American 2.1% 128 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 11 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 46.9% 407 students
- White 39.0% 338 students
- African American 4.0% 35 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 32 students
- Asian 2.3% 20 students
- International students 2.1% 18 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 32% 4,840 students
- 20-21 28% 4,357 students
- 22-24 16% 2,515 students
- 25-29 8% 1,246 students
- 30-34 5% 788 students
- 40-49 3% 533 students
- 35-39 3% 515 students
- 50-64 1% 218 students
- 25-29 29% 1,849 students
- 22-24 22% 1,413 students
- 30-34 17% 1,102 students
- 40-49 11% 716 students
- 35-39 11% 690 students
- 50-64 6% 365 students
- 20-21 2% 100 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of New Mexico-Main Campus in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2,377 | 78.97% | |
| Texas | 204 | 6.78% | |
| California | 112 | 3.72% | |
| Colorado | 54 | 1.79% | |
| Arizona | 35 | 1.16% | |
| Illinois | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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