Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of New Mexico-Main Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,289 male and 12,664 female students attending UNM. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UNM.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UNM
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total16,37512,0424,333
Men6,8485,1001,748
Women9,5276,9422,585
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UNM
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,5783,0292,549
Men2,4411,2641,177
Women3,1371,7651,372

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,978 Hispanic students (45.45%) and 6,841 White students (31.16%) at University of New Mexico-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1,024315709
Asian678300378
Black or African American489263226
Hispanic8,1493,2804,869
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander281414
White4,7482,0932,655
Two or More Races654276378
Race/Ethnicity Unknown216107109
Total 16,3756,8489,527
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25774183
Asian266103163
Black or African American1246757
Hispanic1,8297481,081
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander716
White2,0939091,184
Two or More Races17467107
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1547480
Total 5,5782,4413,137

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,855 students whose age under twenty five and 4,671 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
Especially, 310 students are younger than eighteen and 73 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total16,375 6,8489,527
Under 18310 116194
18-195,582 2,3313,251
20-214,253 1,7882,465
22-242,392 1,1091,283
25-291,288 554734
30-34769 305464
35-39498 180318
40-49537 170367
50-64240 74166
65 and over41 2120
unknown465 200265
Total 16,375 6,8489,527
Population by Student Age at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total5,578 2,4413,137
18-192 11
20-2178 3048
22-241,238 529709
25-291,674 779895
30-34999 469530
35-39628 282346
40-49637 242395
50-64290 96194
65 and over32 1319
Total 5,578 2,4413,137

Online Student Population

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, 12,215 students (55.64% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,883 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,556 students live in New Mexico where University of New Mexico-Main Campus is located in and 314 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total21,95316,3755,578
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,8832,3961,487
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8,3327,2351,097
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,7386,7442,994
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,8832,3961,487
New Mexico Residents3,5562,1921,364
Other State in U.S.314203111
Outside of U.S.606
Unknown716