| General information: |
(505) 277-0111 |
| Website: |
www.unm.edu |
| Type: |
Public, 4-year or above |
| Awards offered: |
One but less than two years certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree First-professional degree
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| Campus setting: |
City Large |
| Campus housing: |
Yes |
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General information:
| Admissions: |
http://www.unm.edu/preview/na_admis.htm |
| Financial Aid: |
http://www.unm.edu/~finaid/ |
| Apply Online: |
http://www.unm.edu/preview/na_online.htm |
| Mission Statement: |
The University will engage students, faculty, and staff in its comprehensive educational, research, and service programs. UNM will provide students the values, habits of mind, knowledge, and skills that they need to be enlightened citizens, to contribute to the state and national economies, and to lead satisfying lives. Faculty, staff, and students create, apply, and disseminate new knowledge and creative works; they provide services that enhance New Mexican's quality of life and promote economic development; and they advance our understanding of the world, its peoples, and cultures. Building on its educational, research, and creative resources, the University provides services directly to the City and State, including health care, social services, policy studies, commercialization of inventions, and cultural events. |
| Special Learning Opportunities: |
Distance learning opportunities ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
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| Student Services: |
Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children
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| Credits Accepted: |
Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits
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| Carnegie Classification: |
Research Universities (very high research activity) |
| Religious Affiliation: |
Not applicable |
| Other Characteristics: |
None |
| OPE ID: |
00266300 |
Estimated student expenses (before aid):
Undergraduate academic year prices
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Detailed expenses |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
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Tuition and fees |
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In-state |
$4,834 |
$4,571 |
$4,336 |
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Out-of-state |
$15,708 |
$14,942 |
$14,177 |
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Books and supplies |
$920 |
$883 |
$856 |
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Living arrangement |
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On campus |
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Room and board |
$7,080 |
$6,800 |
$6,590 |
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Other |
$3,430 |
$3,284 |
$3,192 |
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Off campus |
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Room and board |
$8,180 |
$7,858 |
$7,614 |
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Other |
$4,584 |
$4,402 |
$4,266 |
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Off campus with family |
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Other |
$3,430 |
$3,284 |
$3,192 |
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Total expenses |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
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In-state |
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On campus |
$16,264 |
$15,538 |
$14,974 |
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Off campus |
$18,518 |
$17,714 |
$17,072 |
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Off campus with family |
$9,184 |
$8,738 |
$8,384 |
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Out-of-state |
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On campus |
$27,138 |
$25,909 |
$24,815 |
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Off campus |
$29,392 |
$28,085 |
$26,913 |
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Off campus with family |
$20,058 |
$19,109 |
$18,225 |
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Financial aid:
Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students
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Enrollment:
Fall 2007:
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Total enrollment |
29717 |
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Undergraduate enrollment |
8706 |
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Graduate enrollment |
21011 |
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Age data are reported for Fall 2007. |
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Admissions:
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Undergraduate application fee: $20 |
Undergraduate admissions:
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TOTAL |
MALE |
FEMALE |
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Number of applicants: |
7404 |
3247 |
4157 |
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Percent admitted: |
71% |
69% |
73% |
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Percent admitted who enrolled: |
55% |
56% |
55% |
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Admissions Considerations |
Required |
Recommended |
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Secondary school GPA |
X |
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Secondary school rank |
X |
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Secondary school record |
X |
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Completion of college-prepatory program |
X |
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Admission test scores |
X |
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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) |
X |
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Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):
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Students submitting scores |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
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SAT |
628 |
22% |
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ACT |
2651 |
91% |
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Test Scores |
25th Percentile* |
75th Percentile** |
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SAT Critical Reading |
470 |
600 |
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SAT Math |
460 |
600 |
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ACT Composite |
19 |
25 |
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ACT English |
19 |
25 |
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ACT Math |
18 |
24 |
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Notes:
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* 25% of students scored at or below |
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** 25% of students scored above |
Programs/majors
Completions 2007-2008:
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Program |
Bachelor |
Master |
Certificate |
Doctor |
Associate |
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Natural resources and conservation. |
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Environmental Science |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Architecture and related services. |
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Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) |
29 |
27 |
2 |
- |
- |
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City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
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Environmental Design/Architecture |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
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Architectural History and Criticism, General |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
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Category total |
30 |
50 |
7 |
- |
- |
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Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies. |
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American/United States Studies/Civilization |
7 |
3 |
- |
4 |
- |
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Asian Studies/Civilization |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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European Studies/Civilization |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Latin American Studies |
10 |
15 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Russian Studies |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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African-American/Black Studies |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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American Indian/Native American Studies |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Womens Studies |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
40 |
18 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Communication, journalism, and related programs. |
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Mass Communication/Media Studies |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Journalism |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
79 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Computer and information sciences and support services. |
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Computer and Information Sciences, General |
18 |
20 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Computer Science |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
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Category total |
18 |
20 |
4 |
5 |
- |
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Education. |
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Curriculum and Instruction |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
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Educational Leadership and Administration, General |
- |
21 |
8 |
5 |
- |
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Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education |
- |
41 |
- |
11 |
- |
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Special Education and Teaching, General |
25 |
52 |
- |
3 |
- |
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Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services |
- |
20 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Elementary Education and Teaching |
185 |
65 |
- |
- |
- |
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Secondary Education and Teaching |
30 |
44 |
- |
- |
- |
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Art Teacher Education |
7 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
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Health Teacher Education |
67 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
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Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Music Teacher Education |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching |
19 |
33 |
- |
9 |
- |
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Technical Teacher Education |
- |
14 |
- |
8 |
- |
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Education, Other |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
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Category total |
372 |
310 |
8 |
40 |
- |
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Engineering. |
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Engineering, General |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
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Chemical Engineering |
17 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
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Civil Engineering, General |
14 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
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Water Resources Engineering |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
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Civil Engineering, Other |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Computer Engineering, General |
6 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
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Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
31 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
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Engineering Science |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Mechanical Engineering |
60 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
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Nuclear Engineering |
12 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
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Construction Engineering |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
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Manufacturing Engineering |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
157 |
104 |
- |
25 |
- |
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Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics. |
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Foreign Languages and Literatures, General |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Linguistics |
5 |
7 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Comparative Literature |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
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Russian Language and Literature |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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German Language and Literature |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
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French Language and Literature |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
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Portuguese Language and Literature |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
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Spanish Language and Literature |
24 |
7 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Sign Language Interpretation and Translation |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
66 |
25 |
- |
3 |
- |
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Family and consumer sciences/human sciences. |
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Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General |
12 |
3 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General |
26 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
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Human Development and Family Studies, General |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
47 |
6 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Legal professions and studies. |
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Law (LLB, JD) |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
- |
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Category total |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
- |
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English language and literature/letters. |
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English Language and Literature, General |
103 |
17 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Creative Writing |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
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Speech and Rhetorical Studies |
50 |
9 |
- |
7 |
- |
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Category total |
153 |
32 |
- |
9 |
- |
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Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities. |
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General Studies |
176 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Humanities/Humanistic Studies |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
185 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Biological and biomedical sciences. |
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Biology/Biological Sciences, General |
148 |
5 |
- |
8 |
- |
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Biochemistry |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
174 |
5 |
- |
8 |
- |
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Mathematics and statistics. |
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Mathematics, General |
37 |
9 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Statistics, General |
8 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
45 |
21 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Philosophy and religious studies. |
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Philosophy |
26 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Religion/Religious Studies |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
33 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Physical sciences. |
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Astrophysics |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Chemistry, General |
15 |
8 |
- |
8 |
- |
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Geology/Earth Science, General |
10 |
5 |
- |
3 |
- |
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Physics, General |
12 |
14 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Optics/Optical Sciences |
- |
9 |
- |
5 |
- |
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Category total |
46 |
36 |
- |
21 |
- |
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Psychology. |
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Psychology, General |
214 |
13 |
- |
9 |
- |
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Educational Psychology |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
214 |
17 |
- |
9 |
- |
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Security and protective services. |
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Corrections |
84 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
84 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Public administration and social service professions. |
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Community Organization and Advocacy |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Public Administration |
- |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
1 |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
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Social sciences. |
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Anthropology |
73 |
12 |
- |
3 |
- |
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Economics, General |
41 |
11 |
- |
4 |
- |
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Geography |
8 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
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Political Science and Government, General |
82 |
5 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Sociology |
50 |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Category total |
254 |
37 |
- |
9 |
- |
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Visual and performing arts. |
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Dance, General |
15 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
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Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General |
19 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
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Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Playwriting and Screenwriting |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
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Film/Cinema Studies |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Art/Art Studies, General |
83 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
11 |
6 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Music Performance, General |
20 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
184 |
61 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Health professions and related clinical sciences. |
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Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
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Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Dental Hygiene/Hygienist |
22 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Medical Radiologic Technology/Science |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
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Physician Assistant |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Medicine (MD) |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
- |
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Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) |
- |
4 |
- |
17 |
- |
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Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) |
207 |
52 |
4 |
- |
- |
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Nursing Science (MS, PhD) |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
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Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) |
- |
- |
- |
88 |
- |
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Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
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Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
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Occupational Therapy/Therapist |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
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Physical Therapy/Therapist |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
328 |
129 |
4 |
178 |
9 |
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Business, management, marketing, and related support services. |
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Business Administration and Management, General |
453 |
155 |
2 |
- |
- |
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Accounting |
- |
34 |
- |
- |
- |
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Category total |
453 |
189 |
2 |
- |
- |
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History |
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History, General |
80 |
15 |
- |
4 |
- |
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Category total |
80 |
15 |
- |
4 |
- |
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Grand total |
3052 |
1110 |
25 |
435 |
9 |
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Data shown are for first majors |
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(-) Program is not offered at this award level |
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