Points of Pride

The New York Times

• 1^st Small Public Universities (among those with no athletics or “party scene”)

National Science Foundation

• 1^st among all public universities for percentage of bachelor’s students who later complete a Ph.D.
• 6^th in the nation among all Physical Science and Earth Science universities
• 18^th among the top 50 universities that produce Ph.D. students

U.S. News and World Report

• 16^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S. (out of 58)
• 34^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S. (out of 120)
• 110^th Top Performers for Social Mobility (out of 115)
• 190^th Best Engineering Programs (out of 208)

Graduate School

• 59^th Best Earth Science Programs (out of 166)
• 120^th Best Engineering Schools (out of 220)
• 163^rd Best Physics Schools (out of 190)
• 176^th Best Computer Science Schools (out of 210)
• 201^st Best Chemistry Programs (out of 212)

Niche.com

Statewide

• 1^st Top Public Universities (out of 8)
• 1^st Best Colleges (out of 9)
• 1^st Best Value Colleges (out of 8)
• 1^st Best Computer Science Programs (out of 4)
• 2^nd Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 8)

National

• 1^st Best Value College (out of 224 small colleges)
• 1^st Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 36 small public colleges)
• 2^nd Best Colleges in America (out of 268 small public colleges)
• 11^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 405)
• 20^th Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,482)
• 37^th Colleges with Best Professors in America (out of 1,527)
• 39^th Best Small Colleges in America (out of 968)
• 46^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 503)
• 55^th Top Public Universities in America (out of 601)
• 59^th Best Colleges for Physics in America (out of 447)
• 68^th Best Colleges for Computer Science in America (out of 891)
• 139^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,537)
• 218^th Best Colleges for Math in America (out of 776)
• 278^th Colleges with the Best Academics in America (out of 1,543)
• 318^th Best Colleges for Biology in America (out of 1,102)

StudyAbroadAide.com

• 9^th Best Value Hispanic Serving Institutions in U.S. for International Students (out of 50)
• 380^th Best Value University for International Students World Rankings (out of 8,032)
• 434^th Best World University Rankings for International Students (out of 8,032)

College Simply

• 1^st Best Colleges in New Mexico (out of 36)
• 1^st Best Public Colleges in New Mexico (out of 4)
• 1^st Best Value Colleges in New Mexico (out of 4)
• 58^th Best Public Colleges in the U.S. (out of 444)
• 58^th Best Value Colleges in the U.S. (out of 1,040)
• 229^th Best Colleges in the U.S. (out of 1,040)

QS Top Universities

• 4^th Mineral and Mining Engineering U.S. Rankings (out of 14)
• 32^nd Mineral and Mining Engineering World Rankings (out of 70)

Washington Monthly

• 1st Master's Universities for Research (out of 604)
• 36^th Master's Universities (out of 604)

U.S. News and World Report

• 5^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
• 18^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
• 107^th Top Performers for Social Mobility
• 165^th Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

• 1^st Top Public Universities in New Mexico
• 1^st Best Colleges in New Mexico

National

• 9^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities in America (out of 378)
• 34^th Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 1,528)
• 53^rd Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,498)
• 62^nd Best Small Colleges in America (out of 969)
• 72^nd Top Public Universities in America (out of 601)
• 80^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 494)
• 82^nd Best Colleges for Physics (out of 463)
• 117^th Best Colleges for Environmental Science (out of 634)
• 135^th Best Colleges for Math (out of 788)
• 186^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,555)

U.S. News and World Report

• 6^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
• 20^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
• 112^th Top Performers for Social Mobility
• 162^nd Best Engineering Programs
• 244^th Best Undergraduate Computer Science

Niche.com

Statewide

• 1^st Top Public Universities
• 1^st Best Colleges
• 1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
• 1^st Best Value College

National

• 12^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities (out of 356)
• 52^nd Colleges with the Best Professors (out of 1,624)
• 108^th Top Public Universities in America (out of 691)
• 108^th Best Colleges for Engineering (out of 467)
• 108^th Best Colleges for Physics (out of 462)
• 120^th Best Small Colleges (out of 1,014)
• 162^nd Best Colleges for Math (out of 772)
• 178^th Best Colleges for Environmental Science (out of 631)
• 240^th Colleges with the Best Academics (out of 1,653)
• 295^th Best Value Colleges in America (out of 1,601)
• 309^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,652)

U.S. News and World Report

• 5^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
• 18^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
• 102^nd Top Performers for Social Mobility
• 161^st Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

• 1^st Top Public Universities
• 1^st Best Colleges
• 1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
• 1^st Best Value Colleges

National

• 4^th Best Hispanic-Serving Universities

Best Value Schools

• 2^nd Best Master’s Engineering Program (Mechanical Engineering)

U.S. News and World Report

• 7^th Top Public Colleges, Western U.S.
• 35^th Best Regional Universities, Western U.S.
• 146^st Best Engineering Programs

Niche.com

Statewide

• 1^st Top Public Universities
• 1^st Best Colleges
• 1^st Colleges with the Best Academics
• 1^st Best Value Colleges

National

• 62^nd Best Small Colleges (out of 984)
• 71^st Hardest Colleges to Get Into (out of 1,664)
• 87^th Colleges with the Best Academics (out of 1,579)
• 184^th Best Colleges in America (out of 1,626)

				Term
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	Engineering	Georgian Technical University	Georgia	2024-25
Raúl Morales-Juberías	Astronomy	University of Valparaiso	Chile	2023-24
Taylor Dotson	Political Science	German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research	Germany	2021-22
Richard Sonnenfeld	Physical Sciences	Curtin University	Australia	2019-20
Nikolai Kalugin	Materials Science	University of Cambridge; University of Chile	Chile	2018-19
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov	Engineering	Marmara Universitesi	Turkey	2017-18
Michael Wine	Environmental Sciences	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Israel	2017-18
Enrique Vivoni	Environmental Sciences	University of Sonora	Mexico	2008-09
Rafael Lara Martinez	Anthropology	University of El Salvador	El Salvador	2007-08
Jan Hendrickx	Environmental Sciences	National University of Colombia	Colombia	2000-01
James Corey	Literature	University of Veliko Turnovo	Bulgaria	1990-91
John Rothfork	Literature	Indian Institute of Science; Indian Institute of Technology	India	1989-90
David Norman	Geology	University of Yaounde	Cameroon	1988-89
James Corey	Literature	University of Yarmouk	Jordan	1986-87
Carole Yee	Literature	University of Bergen	Norway	1985-86
John Rothfork	Literature	Keio University; Tokyo University	Japan	1984-85
David Shortess	Physiology	Jordan, University of-Amman	Jordan	1977-78
Joseph Schufle	Chemistry	University College	Ireland	1961-62

Olga Tsurtsumia	Engineering	Georgian Technical University	Georgia	2018-19
Emidio Tertuliano Lopes Da Silva	Education	Natural Research Management Center	Angola	2016-17
Jolanta Warchol	Environmental Sciences	Rzeszow University of Technology	Poland	2006-07
Mohammed Atallah	Geology	Yarmouk University	Jordan	1995-96
Henry Appiah	Geology	University of Science and Technology	Ghana	1989-90