University Of New Mexico-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Established in 1889, the University of New Mexico is a public university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The main campus is located in the center of the city and covers an area of more 600 acres. The campus has a Pueblo Revival theme that mirrors the buildings of neighboring Pueblo Indian villages.

Other distinctive features campus features include the Arboretum and Duck Pond.

There are also branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos and Valencia County.

UNM offers various bachelors, masters, doctoral and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. The university is divided into the following schools and colleges:

• Anderson Schools of Management
• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• School of Architecture and Planning
• School of Engineering
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• School of Public Administration
• University College

The Health Sciences Center is the state's largest integrated health care treatment, research and education organization.

About 12,000 nontraditional, working students attend UNM each night each semester through the Evening and Weekend Degree Program.

The university has an active Greek life with many social fraternities and sororities.

The athletic teams are called the Lobos and play in the Mountain West Conference. During the 2007-08 athletics season, 10 sports were represented by either individual or team at NCAA championship events.

Notable alumni include Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, and John Adair, pioneer of Navajo & Zuni cultural studies and, in 1948, the university's first doctoral candidate in anthropology.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music and art studies.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of New Mexico participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 25,754 in 2009-2010 (21,739 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 71% of enrolled students and graduate students are 29%.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of New Mexico provides on-campus housing for 2,470 of its 21,739 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 193 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 163 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of New Mexico offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (117 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (94 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (678 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (94 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (39 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Playwriting and Screenwriting
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (721 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technical Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (286 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (82 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (20 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (114 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (962 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (59 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (80 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (129 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (186 awarded)

• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (61 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (232 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (22 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (354 awarded)

• Astrophysics
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (93 awarded)

• Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (288 awarded)

• Educational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology