University of New Mexico Western Undergraduate Exchange Plus (WUE Plus) Scholarship

The University of New Mexico lists the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE and WUE Plus) under Freshman Non-Resident Scholarships. For WUE Plus, recipients pay the New Mexico resident tuition rate, with an amount of approximately $23,149 per year.

The WUE Plus scholarship is aimed at eligible candidates who are residents of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NV, SD, OR, UT, WA, WY, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. The page also states that candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

For WUE Plus, the stated criteria are a minimum 3.0 GPA or an ACT score of 20 (SAT 1030). To maintain the scholarship, students must complete 15 new credit hours with a 2.5 GPA each semester (fall and spring semesters).

Support is renewable for 4 years. The amount listed for WUE Plus is approximately $23,149 per year, and the renewal criteria shown are completion of the required credit hours and maintaining the specified GPA each fall and spring semester.

• Applicant is applying as a freshman non-resident (Freshman Non-Resident Scholarships section).Applicant is a resident of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NV, SD, OR, UT, WA, WY, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.Admissions/selection criteria for WUE Plus include: minimum 3.0 GPA OR ACT of 20 (SAT 1030).Maintenance criteria shown require completing 15 new credit hours with a 2.5 GPA each semester (fall and spring semesters).

• WUE Plus recipients pay New Mexico resident tuition rate (amount listed as approximately $23,149 per year).Renewable for 4 years.

1. Apply to UNM by February 1.