University of New Mexico School of Medicine
MD program · public · New Mexico
Median GPA
3.79
entering class
Median MCAT
506
entering class
Acceptance rate
~11.1%
approximate
Class size
103
79% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
79% of the last entering class were New Mexico residents, which leaves about 22 seats for everyone else.
New Mexico resident
~47%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~3%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.79) and MCAT (506), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Service36%
- Clinical experience23%
- Academics21%
- Research10%
- Leadership10%
UNM names four institutional priorities that shape admissions directly: empathy and cultural humility, community service, primary care focus, and serving the underserved. New Mexico ties matter — the school describes a compact with the state to widen access for New Mexicans and relieve its physician shortage — and experience with tribal, rural or border health is unusually valuable given the state's Hispanic and Native American populations.
Watch out: Cultural humility is a named priority, so an applicant who cannot speak credibly about working across cultural difference is weak here even with strong service hours.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
Your odds at every school, not just this one
The In-Depth Analysis ranks all 204 MD and DO schools for your whole file: hours, MCAT sections, grade trend and where you live.