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Acceptance Rate 95.18%
Yield 31.19%
SAT Score 1,020
ACT Score 23
Applicants 12,269

UNM Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 95.18% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Total 12,269 students applied and 11,678 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,020 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.unm.edu/
Online Applicationwww.unm.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate95.18%
Average Test Scores1,020 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 95.18%. A total of 12,269 students (5,086 men and 7,146 women) have applied to and 11,678 (4,818 men and 6,823 women) students admitted to University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
Among them, 1,572 male and 2,055 female students have enrolled into UNM and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.19%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNM
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,2695,0867,14600
Admitted11,6784,8186,82300
Enrolled3,6421,5722,05500
Acceptance Rate 95.18% 94.73% 95.48% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.19% 32.63% 30.12% - -
[Chart] University of New Mexico-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNM, 1,758 applicants (48% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 286 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,020 at UNM. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,170 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNM. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNM with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNM
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total89010201170
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460520600
Math430500570
ACT Composite192326
Math172125
English172226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of New Mexico-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for UNM
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UNM

The calendar system at University of New Mexico-Main Campus is Semester. University of New Mexico-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of New Mexico-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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