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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UNM Gallup is ranked #1,838 out of 2,198 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UNM Gallup held the #1,933 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 22 colleges in New Mexico, UNM Gallup is ranked at #16.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is 36 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 - Gallup Campus is 56%. This is higher 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 - Gallup Campus this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,174 undergraduates at UNM Gallup with 629 being full-time and 1,545 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 Gallup, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNM Gallup, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $3,046 a year. That adds up to $12,184 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UNM Gallup are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 705 Gurley Ave., Gallup, NM 87301 |
| Phone: | 505-863-7500 |
| Website: | www.gallup.unm.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 72 | NA |
| Nursing | 29 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 22 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 20 | NA |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 17 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 14 | NA |
| Building Management & Inspection | 13 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 11 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,335 students took at least one online class at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. This is an increase from the 1,328 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,335 | 710 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,328 | 737 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,394 | 562 |
| 2018-2019 | 475 | 137 |
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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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