by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a veteran who is thinking about going back to school, it’s important to see how well the school treats its students with prior military service first. We’ve assembled this report on University of New Mexico-Main Campus veterans and their studies to help you in your research.
For details on military tuition assistance like the GI Bill® or the Yellow Ribbon Program, see: University of New Mexico-Main Campus GI Bill® Information
Inside This Veterans Report on UNM:
Colleges with a large veteran population are better equipped to support and accommodate those who have had military experience. Per VA data, there are 981 GI Bill® students at UNM. Because the school enrolls 16,686, around 5.9% of students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. By comparison, the Student Veterans of America reports that three to four percent of college students nationwide are veterans.
This count covers every chapter of the GI Bill® — Post-9/11, Montgomery, Reserve Education Assistance, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. Active-duty service members attending via Tuition Assistance are not counted, so the overall military population could be higher. About 0.4% of all students at UNM, per U.S. Department of Education data.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus participates in the following veteran programs and offers the services below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Vet Success on Campus (VSOC) | Yes |
| Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success | Yes |
| Yellow Ribbon Program | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
What does this mean for you? The commitments tied to each program this school joined are listed below.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Educational and Vocational Assessments and Counseling |
| Accommodate Military Service Members and Reservists absent due to service requirements. |
| Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs. |
| Regionally or Nationally Accredited - view all accreditations |
| Provide information that increases accountability and transparency. |
| Participate in the Military Voluntary Education Review (MVER) |
**University of New Mexico-Main Campus does have a student veterans group.**The school has a dedicated point of contact for veteran and military students. Learn more.
If you have specialized military training, UNM may take that into consideration and grant college credit for it. Reach out to admissions for the specifics. Credit for prior learning can shorten your time to a degree, so it’s worth asking about. Contact UNM to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
UNM offers Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs for the following military branches:
There have been no complaints registered to the VA for this college.
Notes and References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.