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Acceptance Rate 96.07%
Yield 28.90%
ACT Score 21
Applicants 12,639
Admitted 12,142

UNM Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 96.07% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Total 12,639 students applied and 12,142 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UNM.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.unm.edu/
Online Applicationwww.unm.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate96.07%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 96.07%. A total of 12,639 students (5,245 men and 7,394 women) have applied to and 12,142 (5,025 men and 7,117 women) students admitted to University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
Among them, 1,511 male and 1,998 female students have enrolled into UNM and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.90%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNM
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,6395,2457,39400
Admitted12,1425,0257,11700
Enrolled3,5091,5111,99800
Acceptance Rate 96.07% 95.81% 96.25% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.90% 30.07% 28.07% - -
[Chart] University of New Mexico-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

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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