New Beginning Freshmen Headcount
             
    Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
    1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
    2,162 2,670 2,764 2,639 2,406
             
% Change from prior Fall semester: 
    30.24% 23.50% 3.52% -4.52% -8.83%


New Beginning Freshmen
Ethnic Distribution
               
    Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Percent Change
Ethnicity   1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 From Fall 2000
               
American Indian            
Headcount   121 132 96 111 100 -9.91%
Percent   5.60% 4.94% 3.47% 4.21% 4.16%  
               
Black              
Headcount   45 83 87 73 72 -1.37%
Percent   2.08% 3.11% 3.15% 2.77% 2.99%  
             
Asian/Pac. Island.            
Headcount   74 106 94 87 93 6.90%
Percent   3.42% 3.97% 3.40% 3.30% 3.87%  
               
Hispanic              
Headcount   708 957 961 971 859 -11.53%
Percent   32.75% 35.84% 34.77% 36.79% 35.70%  
 
White, Non-Hispanic            
Headcount   1,183 1,327 1,449 1,321 1,219 -7.72%
Percent   54.72% 49.70% 52.42% 50.06% 50.67%  
 
Foreign              
Headcount   8 21 24 11 14 27.27%
Percent   0.37% 0.79% 0.87% 0.42% 0.58%  
 
No Response              
Headcount   23 44 53 65 49 -24.62%
Percent   1.06% 1.65% 1.92% 2.46% 2.04%  
               
Total Headcount 2,162 2,670 2,764 2,639 2,406 -8.83%
    100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  


Ethnic Distribution of Beginning Freshmen
From New Mexico High Schools Only
Recent High School Graduates*
             
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Percent Change
Ethnicity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 From Fall 2000
             
American Indian          
Headcount 101 115 82 96 85 -11.46%
Percent 5.93% 5.14% 3.54% 4.15% 4.09%  
             
Black            
Headcount 20 56 55 58 42 -27.59%
Percent 1.17% 2.50% 2.37% 2.50% 2.02%  
             
Asian/Pac. Island.          
Headcount 62 89 82 81 83 2.47%
Percent 3.64% 3.97% 3.54% 3.50% 4.00%  
             
Hispanic            
Headcount 619 883 871 915 789 -13.77%
Percent 36.33% 39.44% 37.61% 39.51% 37.99%  
             
White, Non-Hispanic          
Headcount 888 1,060 1,179 1,109 1,034 -6.76%
Percent 52.11% 47.34% 50.91% 47.88% 49.78%  
             
Foreign            
Headcount 1 0 4 1 2 100.00%
Percent 0.06% 0.00% 0.17% 0.04% 0.10%  
             
No Response            
Headcount 13 36 43 56 42 -25.00%
Percent 0.76% 1.61% 1.86% 2.42% 2.02%  
             
Total Headcount 1,704 2,239 2,316 2,316 2,077 -10.32%
  100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  
* "Recent High School Graduates" are those students who have graduated within one academic year prior to enrollment at UNM. 


Admission by Plan
Registered Students
Percentage
 
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
  Ethnicity  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
 
Plan A Am.Indian  76.92% 81.36% 81.71% 85.85% 87.36%
  Black  72.97% 77.61% 83.82% 67.90% 88.68%
  Asian  78.46% 86.32% 91.76% 93.67% 90.00%
  Hispanic  87.52% 89.17% 87.68% 90.45% 87.85%
  White, Non-Hispanic 86.44% 85.70% 87.67% 88.79% 87.52%
  Foreign  100.00% 100.00% 95.65% 100.00% 92.31%
  No Response 50.00% 84.85% 81.58% 90.74% 87.18%
Total for Plan A ===>  85.43% 86.63% 87.48% 89.37% 87.78%
 
Plan B Am.Indian   18.27% 15.25% 10.98% 7.55% 10.34%
  Black     8.11% 11.94% 2.94% 3.70% 1.89%
  Asian     15.38% 9.47% 2.35% 5.06% 7.50%
  Hispanic   7.39% 7.62% 7.54% 6.97% 7.08%
  White, Non-Hispanic 9.89% 11.33% 9.11% 8.45% 9.45%
  Foreign   0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
  No Response 37.50% 15.15% 15.79% 5.56% 10.26%
Total for Plan B ===>   9.90% 10.09% 8.23% 7.54% 8.32%
                 
Plan C Am.Indian   4.81% 3.39% 7.32% 6.60% 2.30%
  Black     18.92% 10.45% 13.24% 9.88% 9.43%
  Asian     6.15% 4.21% 5.88% 1.27% 2.50%
  Hispanic   5.09% 3.21% 4.78% 2.58% 5.07%
  White, Non-Hispanic 3.67% 2.96% 3.22% 2.76% 3.02%
  Foreign   0.00% 0.00% 4.35% 0.00% 7.69%
  No Response 12.50% 0.00% 2.63% 3.70% 2.56%
Total for Plan C ===>   4.67% 3.28% 4.28% 3.09% 3.90%


Ethnicity, High School GPA, and Rank in Class
           
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
Ethnicity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
American Indian          
Average HS GPA 3.18 3.08 3.18 3.16 3.22
Rank in Class 71.82 68.48 72.21 67.41 69.77
           
Black          
Average HS GPA 3.03 3.10 2.98 3.10 3.06
Rank in Class 59.95 65.05 59.66 61.46 59.73
           
Asian          
Average HS GPA 3.39 3.29 3.43 3.46 3.36
Rank in Class 75.08 69.58 75.00 75.13 69.08
           
Hispanic          
Average HS GPA 3.27 3.22 3.25 3.24 3.25
Rank in Class 70.43 68.79 68.23 68.53 68.99
           
White, Non-Hispanic          
Average HS GPA 3.31 3.29 3.31 3.35 3.38
Rank in Class 69.66 68.49 69.27 69.14 70.00
           
No Response          
Average HS GPA 3.21 3.33 3.16 3.21 3.38
Rank in Class 70.18 73.63 63.96 63.98 74.64
           
Total          
Average HS GPA 3.28 3.25 3.27 3.29 3.32
Rank in Class 70.01 68.59 68.76 68.66 69.39


ACT Composite Scores
               
    Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall # Submitting ACT
    1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Fall 2001
Composite Score: 22.42 21.99 21.89 21.88 21.69 2,193
 
Percentage within 
each Score Range:          
30 - 36   3.78% 3.52% 2.91% 3.35% 3.19% 70
26 - 29   18.20% 15.72% 15.14% 15.78% 14.32% 314
21 - 25   44.32% 44.00% 43.11% 41.58% 41.36% 907
16 - 20   30.95% 33.20% 34.86% 35.61% 36.66% 804
1 - 15   2.75% 3.56% 3.98% 3.68% 4.47% 98
Total   100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 2,193
               
Note: Some students submitted both ACT and SAT scores.


SAT Combined Scores
               
    Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall # Submitting SAT
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Fall 2001
Combined Score: 1,080.24 1,075.93 1,064.72 1,082.02 1,059.98 578
 
Percentage within 
each Score Range:          
1350 - 1590   5.23% 4.71% 4.23% 5.61% 4.15% 24
1100 - 1340   42.96% 42.41% 41.54% 43.33% 41.70% 241
850 - 1090   43.32% 44.50% 44.51% 43.33% 43.08% 249
400 - 840   8.48% 8.38% 9.72% 7.72% 11.07% 64
Total   100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 578
               
Note: Some students submitted both ACT and SAT scores. 


Headcount by Residency
             
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Percent Change
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 From Fall 2000
Resident 1,946 2,323 2,403 2,368 2,156 -8.95%
Non-Resident 216 347 361 271 250 -7.75%
Total 2,162 2,670 2,764 2,639 2,406 -8.83%


Percentage by Gender
             
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Actual
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Fall 2001
Male 45% 44% 44% 43% 44% 1,068
Female 55% 56% 56% 57% 56% 1,338
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 2,406


Top Counties by High School
 
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
County 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
           
Bernalillo 1,177 1,502 1,435 1,411 1,257
Sandoval 24 26 105 170 148
Santa Fe 100 155 158 158 144
Valencia 56 59 60 56 64
Torrance 38 41 39 61 51
McKinley 37 44 40 40 49
San Juan 46 55 61 52 44
Los Alamos 25 32 46 36 43
Chavez 23 23 31 45 35


Top Feeder High Schools to UNM
           
  Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
High School 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
           
La Cueva High School 166 199 156 156 148
Rio Rancho High School 0 0 108 148 134
Eldorado High School 116 124 144 137 132
Sandia High School 105 129 132 125 120
Manzano High School 80 112 120 139 112
Cibola High School 94 153 86 102 112
Valley High School 89 119 155 135 98
Highland High School 71 87 108 85 93
St. Pius X High School 109 109 100 119 92
Del Norte High School 68 107 91 96 77
Albuquerque High School 53 89 99 92 68
West Mesa High School 40 81 76 93 67
Rio Grande High School 48 68 50 55 55
Santa Fe Senior High School 35 62 85 65 53
Moriarty High School 33 38 35 61 45


Retention to Third Semester
Percentage
             
    Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall
Ethnicity   1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
             
American Indian 60.00% 56.20% 62.12% 65.63% 69.37%
Black   78.43% 64.44% 72.29% 63.22% 61.64%
Asian   80.56% 83.78% 75.47% 74.47% 81.61%
Hispanic   75.17% 71.33% 68.34% 72.63% 74.15%
White, Non-Hispanic 72.59% 71.34% 70.01% 70.74% 72.29%
Foreign   69.23% 87.50% 80.95% 54.17% 90.91%
No Response   65.00% 60.87% 70.45% 71.70% 72.31%
Total   73.25% 70.72% 69.40% 70.98% 72.94%
             
  There were 2,639 Beginning Freshmen in Fall 2000. Of these, 72.94% returned Fall 2001.