Founded in 1889 as New Mexico’s flagship institution, The University of New Mexico now occupies nearly 800 acres near old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more than 500,000 people. From the magnificent mesas to the west, past the banks of the historic Rio Grande to the Sandia Mountains to the east, Albuquerque is a blend of culture and cuisine, styles and stories, people, pursuits and panoramas.
Offering a distinctive campus environment with a Pueblo Revival architectural theme, the campus buildings echo nearby Pueblo Indian villages. The nationally recognized campus arboretum and the popular duck pond offer an outstanding botanical experience in the midst of one of New Mexico’s great public open spaces.
The University has branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos and Valencia County, as well as the extension UNM Health Sciences Rio Rancho Campus. UNM offers bachelor and graduate degree completion programs throughout the state via Extended Learning and has education centers located at the four branch campus locations as well as in Santa Fe, Farmington, and at Kirtland Air Force Base. UNM’s libraries, museums, galleries and performance spaces are a rich cultural resources for the state. Home to the Lobos and contenders in the Mountain West Conference, UNM athletics draw fans from all over. The University Arena or “The Pit” is one of college basketball’s most famous and recognizable buildings. In fact, The Pit was ranked 5th by the Travel Channel as one of the best college basketball venues.
新墨西哥大学始建于1889年，是该州的旗舰学府，校园占地近800英亩，毗邻历史悠久的66号公路，坐落于阿尔伯克基市中心。这座城市拥有50多万人口，从西侧壮观的方山台地，到历史悠久的格兰德河岸，再到东部的桑迪亚山脉，阿尔伯克基融合了多元文化、特色美食、建筑风格、传奇故事、风土人情与壮丽景观。校园采用普韦布洛复兴建筑风格，与邻近的普韦布洛印第安村落遥相呼应，形成独特的校园环境。作为全美知名的校园植物园，其特色鸭塘为师生提供了绝佳的植物观赏体验，使之成为新墨西哥州首屈一指的公共开放空间。该大学在加洛普、洛斯阿拉莫斯、陶斯和瓦伦西亚县设有分校，还有延伸的UNM健康科学里奥兰乔校区。通过延伸学习项目，UNM在全州提供本科和研究生学位课程，并在四个分校所在地以及圣达菲、法明顿和柯特兰空军基地设有教育中心。UNM的图书馆、博物馆、画廊和表演场所是该州丰富的文化资源。作为"狼群"的主场和山地西部联盟的竞争者，UNM的体育赛事吸引了来自各地的粉丝。大学竞技场（又名"The Pit"）是全美最著名、最具辨识度的大学篮球馆之一。事实上，Travel Channel将其评为全美最佳大学篮球场馆第五名。