How many students at UNM? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 23,124 students have enrolled in University of New Mexico-Main Campus with 17,450 undergraduate and 5,674 graduate students.
By gender, 9,917 male and 13,207 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
3,640 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,446 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of New Mexico-Main Campus has a total of 23,124 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 17,450 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,674 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,917 male and 13,207 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 23,124 | 17,450 | 5,674 |
| Men | 9,917 | 7,468 | 2,449 |
| Women | 13,207 | 9,982 | 3,225 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,928 White, 690 Black, and 968 Asian students out of a total of 23,124 are attending at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
University of New Mexico-Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1,226 | 425 | 801 |
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| Asian | 968 | 418 | 550 |
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| Black | 690 | 331 | 359 |
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| Hispanic | 10,789 | 4,304 | 6,485 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 38 | 13 | 25 |
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| White | 6,928 | 3,146 | 3,782 |
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| Two or more races | 934 | 424 | 510 |
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| Race Unknown | 422 | 222 | 200 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 999 | 345 | 654 |
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| Asian | 678 | 306 | 372 |
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| Black | 547 | 262 | 285 |
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| Hispanic | 8,906 | 3,570 | 5,336 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 30 | 10 | 20 |
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| White | 4,833 | 2,237 | 2,596 |
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| Two or more races | 732 | 334 | 398 |
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| Race Unknown | 286 | 159 | 127 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 227 | 80 | 147 |
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| Asian | 290 | 112 | 178 |
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| Black | 143 | 69 | 74 |
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| Hispanic | 1,883 | 734 | 1,149 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| White | 2,095 | 909 | 1,186 |
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| Two or more races | 202 | 90 | 112 |
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| Race Unknown | 136 | 63 | 73 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, UNM has 893 students under 18 years old and 180 students over 65 years old. There are 15,266 students under 25 years old, and 7,858 students over 25 years old out of 23,124 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 893 students are younger than 18 and 43 students are older than 65. UNM has 13,822 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,628 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,444 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,230 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 893 | 527 | 366 |
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| 18-19 | 5,939 | 3,366 | 2,573 |
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| 20-21 | 4,767 | 2,713 | 2,054 |
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| 22-24 | 3,667 | 2,022 | 1,645 |
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| 25-29 | 3,032 | 1,661 | 1,371 |
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| 30-34 | 1,711 | 974 | 737 |
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| 35-39 | 1,160 | 698 | 462 |
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| 40-49 | 1,211 | 796 | 415 |
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| 50-64 | 564 | 372 | 192 |
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| Over 65 | 180 | 78 | 102 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 893 | 527 | 366 |
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| 18-19 | 5,935 | 3,363 | 2,572 |
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| 20-21 | 4,618 | 2,625 | 1,993 |
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| 22-24 | 2,376 | 1,277 | 1,099 |
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| 25-29 | 1,437 | 790 | 647 |
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| 30-34 | 785 | 476 | 309 |
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| 35-39 | 552 | 350 | 202 |
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| 40-49 | 593 | 404 | 189 |
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| 50-64 | 218 | 150 | 68 |
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| Over 65 | 43 | 20 | 23 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 149 | 88 | 61 |
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| 22-24 | 1,291 | 745 | 546 |
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| 25-29 | 1,595 | 871 | 724 |
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| 30-34 | 926 | 498 | 428 |
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| 35-39 | 608 | 348 | 260 |
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| 40-49 | 618 | 392 | 226 |
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| 50-64 | 346 | 222 | 124 |
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| Over 65 | 137 | 58 | 79 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 3,640 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,446 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,349 students who live in New Mexico or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 291 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 23,124 | 3,640 | 9,446 |
| Undergraduate | 17,450 | 2,420 | 8,075 |
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| Graduate | 5,674 | 1,220 | 1,371 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| New Mexico Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 3,349 | 288 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,251 | 167 | 2 |
| Graduate | 1,098 | 121 | 1 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 17,450 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,212 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.95%.851 students have transferred in as full-time status and 361 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 13,410 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 851 |
| Regular Part-time | 2,828 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 361 |
UNM Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 23,124 students are enrolled at UNM.
17,450 undergraduate and 5,674 graduate students are enrolled at UNM.
9,917 male (42.89%) and 13,207 female (57.11%) students are attending UNM.
1,129 international students (4.88%) are enrolled at UNM, including 439 undergraduate and 690 graduate students.
UNM has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 6,928 White (29.96%), 690 Black (2.98%), and 968 Asian (4.19%) students are enrolled.
893 students are under 18 and 180 students are over 65 years old.
3,640 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 9,446 students take some online courses.