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Out of the 23 colleges in New Mexico, UNM Los Alamos is ranked at #22.
UNM Los Alamos was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 929 undergraduates at UNM Los Alamos with 148 being full-time and 781 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UNM Los Alamos, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at UNM Los Alamos is 8.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for UNM Los Alamos are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4000 University Dr, Los Alamos, NM 87544 |
| Phone: | 505-662-5919 |
| Website: | losalamos.unm.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofnewmexico |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/unm |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 742 students took at least one online class at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. This is a decrease from the 911 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 742 | 594 |
| 2019-2020 | 911 | 802 |
| 2018-2019 | 635 | 502 |
| 2017-2018 | 636 | 468 |
| 2016-2017 | 615 | 447 |
Learn more about online learning at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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