Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNM

At University of New Mexico-Main Campus, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 76.45%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 95.00%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 36.69%, and the 2024 yield is 29.00%. The number of UNM applicants increased by 2.12% (268 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.45%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.00% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 76.08% and women students' rate is 76.81%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of New Mexico-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.58%	63.03%	65.76%
2014-15	45.38% -19.20%	45.22% -20.26%	45.50% -20.26%
2015-16	57.88% 12.50%	58.15% 12.26%	57.76% 12.26%
2016-17	57.78% -0.10%	58.19% -0.28%	57.48% -0.28%
2017-18	67.04% 9.26%	67.02% 9.58%	67.06% 9.58%
2018-19	69.61% 2.57%	68.63% 3.28%	70.33% 3.28%
2019-20	94.28% 24.67%	93.04% 24.79%	95.13% 24.79%
2020-21	96.34% 2.06%	95.83% 1.55%	96.67% 1.55%
2021-22	97.00% 0.66%	97.00% 0.32%	96.99% 0.32%
2022-23	96.07% -0.94%	95.81% -0.74%	96.25% -0.74%
2023-24	95.00% -1.07%	95.01% -0.25%	96.00% -0.25%
Average	76.45%	76.08%	76.81%

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 36.69% where the current academic year yield is 29.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of New Mexico-Main Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.24%	47.03%	45.66%
2014-15	54.89% 8.65%	56.67% 7.89%	53.55% 7.89%
2015-16	43.58% -11.31%	43.93% -10.23%	43.32% -10.23%
2016-17	37.79% -5.79%	39.67% -6.92%	36.41% -6.92%
2017-18	41.91% 4.12%	42.17% 5.31%	41.72% 5.31%
2018-19	36.02% -5.89%	37.68% -6.90%	34.81% -6.90%
2019-20	29.50% -6.52%	31.36% -6.57%	28.24% -6.57%
2020-21	27.75% -1.75%	29.37% -1.54%	26.70% -1.54%
2021-22	28.00% 0.25%	28.99% 0.30%	27.00% 0.30%
2022-23	28.90% 0.90%	30.07% 1.07%	28.07% 1.07%
2023-24	29.00% 0.10%	30.00% 0.93%	29.00% 0.93%
Average	36.69%	37.90%	35.86%

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,955, the average number of admitted is 9,005, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,153. The number of UNM applicants increased by 2.12% (268 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of New Mexico-Main Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	11,467	7,405	3,424
2014-15	12,574 1,107	5,706 -292	3,132 -292
2015-16	13,189 615	7,634 195	3,327 195
2016-17	15,582 2,393	9,003 75	3,402 75
2017-18	11,457 -4,125	7,681 -183	3,219 -183
2018-19	10,582 -875	7,366 -566	2,653 -566
2019-20	9,328 -1,254	8,794 -59	2,594 -59
2020-21	10,436 1,108	10,054 196	2,790 196
2021-22	11,346 910	11,006 292	3,082 292
2022-23	12,639 1,293	12,142 427	3,509 427
2023-24	12,907 268	12,262 47	3,556 47
Average	11,955	9,005	3,153

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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