The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Founded in 1889 as New Mexico’s flagship university, The University of New Mexico now occupies nearly 800 acres in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more than 558,000 people, and over 1,200 acres within the state. The University has branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos and Valencia County. It also offers degree completion programs throughout the state via Extended Learning Distance Education Programs. In the most recent Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UNM was named the state’s only Research University with “very high research activity,” and the nation’s only “Hispanic serving institution” with that classification. While UNM is one of the first minority-majority universities, it also represents a rich tapestry of cultures and background including Native American, African American, and others. UNM research injects millions of dollars into New Mexico’s economy, funds new advancements in health care and technology, and augments traditional teaching by giving students valuable hands-on training in state-of-the-art laboratories. In Fall 2023, UNM’s Main Campus enrolled 22,630 students. The institution offers 253 active degree and certificate programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional level. In 2022-23, UNM’s Main Campus awarded 5,177 degrees and certificates, including 3,139 bachelor’s degrees.

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

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www.unm.edu

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Bachelor's Model

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 3,170

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53%

14%

23%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

49%

11%

10%

22%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

37%

23%

11%

20%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from University of New Mexico-Main Campus are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at University of New Mexico-Main Campus and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of New Mexico-Main Campus are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at University of New Mexico-Main Campus and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from University of New Mexico-Main Campus	0%	0%	4%	37%	48%	52%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of New Mexico-Main Campus	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from University of New Mexico-Main Campus	0%	1%	4%	37%	49%	53%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%	5%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	1%	3%	4%	6%	8%	9%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	1%	3%	5%	9%	11%	14%


	Enrolled at University of New Mexico-Main Campus	97%	73%	60%	23%	10%	5%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	4%	5%	4%	3%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	7%	8%	6%	5%	3%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	0%	11%	14%	11%	8%	5%


	Current Status Unknown	2%	12%	17%	20%	22%	23%

Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 845