Public · Community college

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

Gallup, New Mexico · Remote town

#2 for grad earnings in New Mexico
2%
Transfer rate
$4,868
Avg net price
20%
Grad / completion
$44,792
Median earnings

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Gallup, New Mexico (remote town setting), enrolling 808 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 808 undergradsRemote townCold winters

About Gallup, New Mexico

Gallup is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Gallup was founded in 1881 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. The city was named after David Gallup, a paymaster for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. U.S. Route 66 passed through Gallup, and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics of the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" ("You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico"). (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
389 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Gallup (GUP)

How University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus compares

Graduation rate20%

Higher than 4% · #24 of 29 in New Mexico

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,792

Higher than 83% · #2 of 24 in New Mexico

Average net price$4,868

Cheaper than 91% · #8 cheapest of 30 in New Mexico

Median debt at graduation$18,450

Lower than 8%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment808

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New Mexico.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

808undergrads
  • Women47158%
  • Men33742%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.0%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial82%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
808
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$27,972
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,470

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 180 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Mexico83%
  • Other U.S. states13%
  • International3.9%

Most first-years stay in state — University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus draws overwhelmingly from New Mexico.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,906
Out-of-state tuition
$5,682
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,375
Total cost of attendance
$11,620
Average net price
$4,868

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
20%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,150
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,792
Median debt at graduation
$18,450
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
20%
Low-income (Pell)
34%
First-generation
34%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$15

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,687 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,197
$30–48k
$5,151
$48–75k
$6,935
$75–110k
$9,383
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

4%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$816
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $816. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 179 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,792
Typical debt at graduation
$18,450
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,619
Men
$48,310

Men out-earn women by $5,691 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
12.5″
Annual snow
20.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.22.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gallup Sand & Gravel, NM US station (2.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.