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The University of New Mexico is a public university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was established in 1889. The main campus is located in central Albuquerque and covers an area of over 600 acres. 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. UNM 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
UNM has an active Greek life with many social fraternities and sororities organizations.
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Campus LocationAlbuquerque, NM 87131-0001
USA
Main Tel: (505) 277-0111
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
University Of New Mexico-Main Campus HighlightsWhere University Of New Mexico-Main Campus stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in art studies and drama and performing arts.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- On-campus hospital
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 2,999 | 81 | | Master | 1,110 | 69 | | First-professional degree | 293 | 3 | | Doctorale | 185 | 31 | | Post-master's certificate | 27 | 6 | | Associate | 10 | 1 | | 1-2 year certificate | 6 | 1 |
University Of New Mexico StudentsThe student enrollment at University Of New Mexico was 25,672 in 2007 (20,870 full-time equivalent). About 43% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 57% of the class. Undergrads are 70% of enrolled students, graduate students are 27%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 4,571 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 14,942 | | Room | $ 4,100 | | Board | $ 2,920 | | Books and supplies | $ 883 | | Other | $ 3,284 |
Financial Aid: University Of New Mexico participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 692 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 241 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 770 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of New Mexico provides on-campus housing for 2,100 of its 20,870 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
University Of New Mexico AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of New Mexico is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports. University Of New Mexico 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) .
University Of New Mexico Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 69% | | Women | 73% | | All | 71% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 470-600 | | Math | 460-600 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (84 awarded) - Architectural History and Criticism
- 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 (98 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (670 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (64 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (48 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Playwriting and Screenwriting
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (730 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
- 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 (261 awarded) - Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (98 awarded) - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Public Administration
FINE ARTS (19 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LAW (114 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (942 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- 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 (60 awarded) MEDIA (90 awarded) 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 (215 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 (45 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (219 awarded) - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded) - Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (24 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (307 awarded) - Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Optics/Optical Sciences
- Physics
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (112 awarded) THERAPY AND COUNSELING (252 awarded) - Educational Psychology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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