Enrollment Trends at UNM

The student population at University of New Mexico-Main Campus is 21,953 (16,375 undergraduate and 5,578 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 6,639 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNM is 74.59% which is decreased by 6,041 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 598 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,883 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 148.12% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,039 where 21,953 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.59% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.41% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 6,041 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 598 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNM than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of New Mexico-Main Campus since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28,592	22,416	9,939	12,477	6,176	2,746	3,430
2014-15	27,844 -748	21,792 -624	9,711 -228	12,081 -396	6,052 -124	2,758 12	3,294 -136
2015-16	27,285 -559	21,347 -445	9,521 -190	11,826 -255	5,938 -114	2,766 8	3,172 -122
2016-17	26,999 -286	21,023 -324	9,316 -205	11,707 -119	5,976 38	2,772 6	3,204 32
2017-18	26,221 -778	20,354 -669	8,895 -421	11,459 -248	5,867 -109	2,646 -126	3,221 17
2018-19	24,319 -1,902	18,621 -1,733	8,177 -718	10,444 -1,015	5,698 -169	2,531 -115	3,167 -54
2019-20	22,729 -1,590	17,330 -1,291	7,547 -630	9,783 -661	5,399 -299	2,385 -146	3,014 -153
2020-21	22,311 -418	16,209 -1,121	6,786 -761	9,423 -360	6,102 703	2,701 316	3,401 387
2021-22	22,139 -172	15,793 -416	6,573 -213	9,220 -203	6,346 244	2,799 98	3,547 146
2022-23	21,953 -186	16,375 582	6,848 275	9,527 307	5,578 -768	2,441 -358	3,137 -410
Average	25,039	19,126	8,331	10,795	5,913	2,655	3,259

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,126 where 16,375 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Mexico-Main Campus since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22,416	17,091	7,702	9,389	5,325	2,237	3,088
2014-15	21,792	16,446	7,463	8,983	5,346	2,248	3,098
2015-16	21,347	16,126	7,275	8,851	5,221	2,246	2,975
2016-17	21,023	15,926	7,171	8,755	5,097	2,145	2,952
2017-18	20,354	15,093	6,707	8,386	5,261	2,188	3,073
2018-19	18,621	13,624	6,035	7,589	4,997	2,142	2,855
2019-20	17,330	12,705	5,614	7,091	4,625	1,933	2,692
2020-21	16,209	12,124	5,134	6,990	4,085	1,652	2,433
2021-22	15,793	11,480	4,847	6,633	4,313	1,726	2,587
2022-23	16,375	12,042	5,100	6,942	4,333	1,748	2,585
Average	19,126	19,126	6,305	7,961	19,126	2,027	2,834

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,913 where 5,578 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Mexico-Main Campus since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,176	3,577	1,614	1,963	2,599	1,132	1,467
2014-15	6,052	3,546	1,682	1,864	2,506	1,076	1,430
2015-16	5,938	3,517	1,723	1,794	2,421	1,043	1,378
2016-17	5,976	3,438	1,651	1,787	2,538	1,121	1,417
2017-18	5,867	3,355	1,558	1,797	2,512	1,088	1,424
2018-19	5,698	3,273	1,461	1,812	2,425	1,070	1,355
2019-20	5,399	2,979	1,305	1,674	2,420	1,080	1,340
2020-21	6,102	3,062	1,334	1,728	3,040	1,367	1,673
2021-22	6,346	3,200	1,336	1,864	3,146	1,463	1,683
2022-23	5,578	3,029	1,264	1,765	2,549	1,177	1,372
Average	5,913	5,913	1,493	1,805	5,913	1,162	1,454

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.16% and the percentage of black students is 2.79% at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. 4.30% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of New Mexico-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	1,537	898	703	11,440	53	11,331	822
2014-15	1,421	912	682	11,308	45	10,762	854
2015-16	1,416	945	633	11,230	42	10,289	866
2016-17	1,397	990	633	11,397	45	9,872	877
2017-18	1,369	1,021	611	11,308	43	9,257	873
2018-19	1,266	969	567	10,538	51	8,471	795
2019-20	1,170	932	533	9,999	47	7,688	755
2020-21	1,190	952	558	9,997	37	7,423	764
2021-22	1,268	980	579	9,805	39	7,220	798
2022-23	1,281	944	613	9,978	35	6,841	828
Average	1,332	954	611	10,700	44	8,915	823

University of New Mexico-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,883 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 148.12% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of New Mexico-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	27,844	1,565	6,083	20,196
2015-16	27,285	1,620	6,439	19,226
2016-17	26,999	1,880	6,891	18,228
2017-18	26,221	2,169	7,564	16,488
2018-19	24,319	2,144	7,371	14,804
2019-20	22,729	1,948	7,333	13,448
2020-21	22,311	2,480	8,852	10,979
2021-22	22,139	3,561	8,254	10,324
2022-23	21,953	3,883	8,332	9,738
Average	24,644	2,361	7,458	14,826

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