University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque

#791-800 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
17,365Total Students
2,198Faculty
825Int'l Students

About

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico now occupies 600 acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a city of more than 700,000 people. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits and panoramas. UNM offers a unique campus environment with a Pueblo Revival architectural theme that echoes the buildings of the nearby Pueblo Indian villages. The nationally recognized Campus Arboretum offers an outstanding botanical...
Read more experience in the midst of one of New Mexico's great public open spaces. The PeopleUNM, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, represents a wide cross-section of cultures and backgrounds. In the fall of 2004, 26,399 students attended main campus and another 6,865 attended branch campuses and education centers. The average student at UNM is 27-years-old. UNM boasts outstanding faculty members and include a Nobel Laureate, two MacArthur Fellows and several members of the national academies. UNM faculty published in many professional journals including Scientific American, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature. UNM professors have been quoted in Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, People Magazine, Parade Magazine, US News and World Report, and the New Yorker, among others. UNM professors have shared their expertise on CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America, Nova and other news shows. UNM employs 20,210 people statewide, including employees of University Hospital. UNM has more than 114,000 alumni, with Lobos in every state and 89 foreign countries. Nearly half choose to remain in New Mexico. The ProgramsUnder the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UNM is designated Doctoral/Research UniversitiesExtensive. Institutions with this classification typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, are committed to graduate education through the doctorate and awarded 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.UNMs main and branch campuses offer 210 certificate and degree programs, with 93 bachelors degrees, 68 masters degrees and 37 doctoral programs. Additionally, there are three first-professional programs in law, medicine and pharmacy as well as five education specialist certificates, one undergraduate certificate program and two associate degree programs. Through the Evening and Weekend Degree Program, nearly 40 complete degree programs are available with approximately 1,000 classes offered each semester after 4 p.m. or on weekends. About 12,000 non-traditional, working students attend UNM at night each semester. The PlacesThe University has branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos and Valencia County. In addition, UNM offers graduate and upper division programs in Los Alamos and Santa Fe and throughout the state. UNM's libraries, museums, galleries and Center for the Arts are a rich cultural resource for the state. UNM's Tamarind Institute is one of the premier printmaking workshops in the world. UNM is home to the Lobos and is part of the Mountain West conference. Lobo athletics draw fans from all-over, and the University Arena or "The Pit" was ranked 13th by Sports Illustrated as one of the top 20 sports venues of the century. Read less

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QS World University Ranking

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2012
#400
2014
#421-430
2015
#=397
2016
#431-440
2017
#461-470
2018
#461-470
2019
#494
2020
#601-650
2021
#601-650
2022
#651-700
2023
#701-750
2024
#631-640
2025
#791-800

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

17,365

PG students

22%

UG students

78%

International students

825

PG students

55%

UG students

45%

Total faculty staff

2,198

Int'l staff

125

Domestic staff

2073

Total students

17,365

PG students

22%

UG students

78%

International students

825

PG students

55%

UG students

45%

Total faculty staff

2,198

Domestic staff

2073

Int'l staff

125

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