For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for undergraduate students is approximately $50,433 and for graduate students it is approximately $40,331.
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
$40,331 - $50,433
Established in 1889 as the leading educational institution in New Mexico, The University of New Mexico is currently located on nearly 800 acres (about half the area of Philadelphia Airport) near old Route 66 in Albuquerque. The city, with a population exceeding 900,000, spans from mess in the west to the Rio Grande and Sandia Mountains in the east. Albuquerque is a vibrant blend of diverse cultures, culinary delights, architectural styles, captivating stories, and many people and activities. The university's campus features distinctive Pueblo Revival architecture, reminiscent of nearby Pueblo Indian villages, and is known for its nationally recognized arboretum and the popular duck pond, providing a unique botanical experience in one of New Mexico's expansive public open spaces.
Points of Pride
- Being ranked in the top 1.6% of all global universities (Center for World University Rankings).
- The UNM School of Engineering is the highest-ranked engineering program in New Mexico, and the only Carnegie R1 (highest research activity) university in the state, putting it in the same class as MIT, Stanford, Purdue and other well-respected engineering programs in the country.
- Being ranked #16 in the nation for ethnic diversity (U.S. News and World Report).
- Being one of just 146 Research I Universities-- and the only one in New Mexico--classified as the highest level of research activity. That's out of about 3,400 universities in the nation.
- Being ranked among the top 100 Research and Development-Performing Institutions in the U.S. with expenditures of nearly $355 million dollars annually (National Science Board).
- More than $120 million in scholarships for NM residents and non-residents.
University Highlights
US News & World Report Rankings
- #14 nuclear engineering
- #63 electrical engineering
- #69 computer engineering
- #74 environmental engineering
- #77 chemical engineering
- #90 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
- #98 civil engineering
- #99 computer science
- #111 biomedical engineering
- #117 in Computer Science
- #122 mechanical engineering
- #129 in Top Public Schools
- #130 in Psychology Programs
- #135 in Business Programs
- #181 in Economics
- #236 in National Universities
Programs
UnderGraduate
- Addictions Counseling B.S.
- Africana Studies
- American Sign Language Interpreting Studies (BS)
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Anthropology/Archaeology (B.A.)
- Applied Mathematics – STEM Designated
- Architecture
- Art (Animation)
- Art Education
- Art History
- Art Studio
- Astrophysics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
- Biochemistry - STEM designated
- Bioengineering – STEM designated
- Biophysics – STEM Designated
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering – STEM Designated
- Chemical Process Engineering – STEM DESIGNATED
- Chemistry - STEM designated
- Chicana and Chicano Studies
- Civil Engineering – STEM Designated
- Classical Civilizations
- Classical Studies
- Communication
- Communication Studies - Public Communication (BA)
- Community Transformation and Placemaking
- Comparative Literature
- Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
- Computer Engineering – STEM designated
- Computer Science – STEM Designated
- Construction Engineering – STEM Designated
- Construction Management
- Contemporary Dance
- Costumes
- Criminology
- Critical Studies in Mass Media
- Cultural Studies
- Dance
- Dental Hygiene
- Design and Technology for Performance
- Design Studies
- Digital Field Multimedia
- Earth and Planetary Sciences
- East Asian Studies - BA
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering – STEM designated
- Elementary Education
- Emergency Medical Services (B.S.)
- English - English Studies (BA)
- English-Philosophy
- Environmental Communication
- Environmental Engineering – STEM Designated
- Environmental Planning and Design
- Environmental Science
- Ethnology
- Evolutionary Anthropology
- Exercise Science
- Family and Child Studies
- Film and Digital Arts
- Film History and Criticism
- Film Production
- Flamenco
- Foreign Languages (B.A.)
- French
- Gaming
- Geography
- German
- Global Cultural Studies
- History
- Human Services & Social Policy
- Indigenous Learning Communities
- Instructional Technology and Training
- Intercultural Communication
- Interdisciplinary Arts (BFA)
- Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
- International Mountain Medicine – STEM DESIGNATED
- International Studies
- Interpersonal Communication
- Intersectional Politics and Social Movements
- Jazz Studies (BM)
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Landscape Architecture
- Latin American Studies
- Leadership and Building Native Nations
- Lighting
- Materials Processing
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics of Computation – STEM DESIGNATED
- Mathematics – STEM designated
- Mathematics: Pure Mathematics – STEM designated
- Mechanical Engineering – STEM designated
- Media Studies
- Medical Laboratory Sciences - STEM Designated
- Multimedia Journalism
- Music
- Music - Performance
- Music - Theory and Composition (BFA)
- Music, BME – Vocal
- Music: Music Education
- Native American Studies
- Nuclear Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
- Nuclear Medicine – STEM DESIGNATED
- Nursing
- Optics
- Organizational Communication
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.)
- Philosophy
- Physics – Astrophysics (BS) - STEM Designated
- Physics – STEM designated
- Political Science
- Population Health
- Portuguese
- Pre-law
- Psychology
- Public Health (Community Health Education)
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Scenic
- Secondary Education
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Sociology
- Southwest Culture Studies
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Statistics - STEM designated
- Strategic Communication
- String Performance
- Theatre
- Transnational Perspectives
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BA)
- Medical Imaging (BS)
Graduate
- Art Studio Confluence Low-Residency
- Athletic Training
- Biology, MS – STEM designated
- Biomedical Engineering - STEM Designated
- Biomedical Sciences - STEM Designated
- Chemical Engineering, MS – STEM designated
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology - STEM Designated
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering - STEM Designated
- Clinical Laboratory Science – STEM designated
- Community and Regional Planning
- Construction Management (MS)
- Counselling
- Creative Writing
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Dance History and Criticism
- Education
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Electrical Engineering, MS – STEM designated
- English
- General Physical Education
- Health Administration (MS)
- Health Education (M.S.)
- Journalism and Media Communication
- Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
- Latin American Studies (MA)
- Law
- Linguistics
- M.S in Sports Administration
- Manufacturing Engineering, MS – STEM designated
- Mathematics, MA – STEM designated
- Mechanical Engineering, MS – STEM designated
- Museum Studies, MA
- Native American Studies MA
- Nuclear Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
- Nutrition (M.A.)
- Occupational Therapy
- Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences
- Pharmacoeconomics, Epidemiology, Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes Research
- Physical Education (M.S.)
- Physical Education, Sports, and Exercise Science
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Public Policy, MPP
- Speech Language Pathology
- Statistics
- Theatre (Dramatic Writing), MFA
- Theatre and Dance
- Theatre Education and Outreach
- Chicana and Chicano Studies (MA)
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
degrees.unm.edu/
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Intakes
Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (June).Accreditation
Anderson School of Management: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.School of Engineering: Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, American Council for Construction Education, and Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
