After University of New Mexico: graduation, pay and debt
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public · 17,244 undergrads
53% of University of New Mexico students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,072 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $16,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
53%
finish within six years.
36%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$16.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
48%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
36%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
53%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,164
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,345
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,954
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,072
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$16,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,698
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,807
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,947
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
48%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers