To be considered to the School of Medicine, applicants must meet one of the following residency criteria:
Arizona | Colorado | Oklahoma | Texas | Utah |
Cochise County | Montezuma County | Cimarron | Dallam County | San Juan County |
Greelee County | La Plata County | Hartley County | ||
Apache County | Archuleta County | Oldham County | ||
Conejos County | Deaf Smith County | |||
Costilla County | Parmer County | |||
Las Animas County | Bailey County | |||
Baca County | Cochran County | |||
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Andrews County | ||||
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Loving County | ||||
Reeves County | ||||
Culberson County | ||||
Hudspeth County | ||||
El Paso County |
Applicants may be required to provide proof of residency at any point throughout the admissions process.
Consideration is also given to enrolled members of a US Federal Tribal Sovereign Nation and active duty military members stationed in New Mexico. All applicants from a US Federal Tribal Sovereign Nation will be required to provide their Tribal Affiliation and/or Enrollment Number. Non-resident military members must be able to provide military orders.
The university is also a member of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). As such, residents of participating states that currently lack medical schools (Montana and Wyoming) are given consideration. WICHE applicants must apply through the Early Decision Program and must meet or exceed the average MCAT and GPA as previous year's entering class. The 2024 entering class average MCAT composite was 505 and the average cumulative GPA was 3.76.
The UNM School of Medicine welcomes Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applicants who meet at least one of our residency criteria listed above. For more details, please visit the UNM SOM Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) website.
Foreign national applicants must reside in New Mexico for a least one year prior to applying to meet the residency requirement for consideration.
Applicants who have been rejected due to the residency requirement and feel that they have strong ties to New Mexico may submit a residency appeal to the SOM Office of Admissions. More information on how to submit the appeal will provided in your correspondence from the SOM Office of Admissions.
All submissions should be sent within two weeks of the dated rejection letter. Appeals may take up to four weeks to process. Notifications are sent by email once the decision has been made by the Admissions Committee.
Physical Address
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) room 125
Mailing Address
UNM SOM Admissions
MSC 09 5085, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-272-4766
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
(Mountain Standard Time)
Physical Location Open on Wednesday's only
Physical Location Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - Available by phone or email only