University of New Mexico Main Campus College Portrait

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico is the state’s flagship and largest university, serving well over 32,000 students on its main campus in Albuquerque and at its branches in Gallup, Taos, Los Alamos and Valencia County.

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico is the state’s flagship and largest university, serving well over 32,000 students on its main campus in Albuquerque and at its branches in Gallup, Taos, Los Alamos and Valencia County. With a $2 billion budget on a main campus spanning 800 acres, UNM is a destination for academic and research excellence, world-renowned medicine that promotes healthy communities, and economic and community development serving the needs of New Mexicans and the nation. UNM is home to the state’s only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico’s premier teaching hospital. It is also the only flagship university in America that is also a Hispanic-serving institution.

With acclaimed, student-focused faculty and top-ranked programs, UNM offers more than 200 degrees. But UNM provides you more than a degree. Here, you will be introduced to college life that is grounded in a personalized, intellectually challenging environment while offering the opportunities of a major research university dedicated to diversity. With leading-edge campus facilities, and connections to national laboratories as well as community service organizations, you will have a wide variety of opportunities to build knowledge and put it into practice. By supporting you from start to finish, UNM will give you the tools to succeed in college and in the world beyond.