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Applying to UNM

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Acceptance Rate 97.27%
Yield 27.88%
ACT Score 23
Applicants 11,346
Admitted 11,036

Applying To UNM

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 97.27% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus where a total of 11,346 students applied and 11,036 were accepted. It requires four items to submit to their applicants.
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 Rate97.27%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 97.27% where a total of 11,346 students (4,694 men and 6,652 women) have applied to UNM and 11,036 (4,559 men and 6,477 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,303 male and 1,774 female students have enrolled into UNM and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 27.88%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNM
TotalMenWomen
Applicants11,3464,6946,652
Admitted11,0364,5596,477
Enrolled3,0771,3031,774
Acceptance Rate 97.27% 97.12% 97.37%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 27.88% 28.58% 27.39%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Admission Requirements

University of New Mexico-Main Campus requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for UNM
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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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