Admissions Requirements

At UNM, we have established the following scholastic standards for student admission. If you meet these standards, you are a strong candidate for admission to UNM based on your own academic merit and test scores. If not, you may still potentially be considered for admission based on other factors.

Applications submitted by entering freshmen and transfer student of fewer than 26 college credit hours will be examined on the basis of the following criteria:

• High school GPA of 2.25 (C+) or better overall on a 4.0 scale and 2.25 or better in the following required course areas:
  • 4 English courses, including at least one 11th or 12th grade composition
  • 3 math courses, including algebra 1 or 2, geometry, trigonometry, calculus or higher
  • 2 social science courses, including U.S. history
  • 2 natural science courses, including at least one lab science in biology, chemistry or physics
  • 2 foreign language courses in the same language or proof of proficiency in a second language

OR

• Minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA, plus a combination of class rank and ACT or SAT test scores:
  
  

  Rank	ACT	SAT*
  Top 25%	18	860
  Top 50%	21	980
  Top 75%	25	1130
  Any rank	29	1280
  * Combined verbal and math scores for tests taken April 1995 and after.

Call the UNM Admissions Office at 505-277-2446 if you have any questions about the admissions process or would like information on admission consideration for students who do not meet the above criteria. You may also search for answers at FastInfo.

Mail Documents To:
Office of Admissions
P.O. Box 4895
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4895