University of New Mexico-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of New Mexico-Main Campus

University of New Mexico-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 17,244 students of which 18,363 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of New Mexico-Main Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,038 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,489, with published in-state tuition of $10,140 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,450, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.2%. Graduates earn a median of $44,792 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,150 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 941800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.