
The University of New Mexico's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 79.45%, with 13,125 applicants and 10,431 accepted. This marks a slight increase from 78.3% in 2023, which had 13,631 applicants and 10,676 accepted. However, there has been a notable decline from previous years, with rates of 81.3% in 2022 and 64.7% in 2021. The downward trend becomes more apparent further back, as the acceptance rate was only 49.1% in 2019, showcasing an increasingly competitive landscape over the years.