University of New Mexico
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque, NM (city setting), with 16,905 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 95% of 12,907 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 900–1160 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,370 a year for out-of-state students and $26,035 in-state; aided first-year students paid $7,528 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, psychology. The campus reported 4.12 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of New Mexico ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,115 in-state · $26,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of New Mexico
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of New Mexico teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $1.1M | $31,075 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Mountain West Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $1.5M | $38,516 | 965 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $5.8M | $416,476 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $3.1M | $220,820 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 7 | — | — | 982 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 7 | — | — | 996 | |
| Football | Mountain West Conference | 117 | 12 over | 1 | $15M | $125,905 | 943 | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $643k | $64,263 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $539k | $59,836 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Mountain West Conference | 28 | 3 over | 5 | $1.2M | $44,030 | 983 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 32 | 2 over | 3 | $944k | $29,500 | 980 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $489k | $54,386 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $727k | $80,815 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 80 | 35 over | 7 | $1.3M | $16,359 | 976 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 140 | 95 over | 7 | $1.4M | $10,089 | 988 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain West Conference | 17 | room 1 | 4 | $1.2M | $73,173 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.