Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM · Public

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At a glance

$7,912

Avg net price

1,935

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 183Bachelor’s 278Master’s 277	183	278	277
Associate’s 23Bachelor’s 85Master’s 77	23	85	77
Associate’s 21Bachelor’s 42Master’s 19	21	42	19
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 1	None reported	28	1
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 24Master’s 163	2	24	163
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 18Master’s 17	None reported	18	17
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	None reported	15	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s None reported	None reported	14	None reported
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reported	4	12	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported	None reported	7	None reported
Associate’s 8Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	8	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	3	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 0	None reported	1	0
Associate’s 104Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	104	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 9Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 8Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	1	None reported	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: Lone Star Conference

Projected sponsored sports13

Football — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's TennisMen's Track, OutdoorSoftballWomen's Basketball

Athletic participation

250 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

FAFSA due Jan 15 · WNMU Financial Aid Priority Deadline due Mar 1

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $4,914
Required fees: $2,954
Food and housing: $10,940
Books and supplies: $900
Other expenses: $5,015
Total: $24,723

Total by year

$22,7622019–2019–20
$23,2522020–2120–21
$23,0362021–2221–22
$24,4852022–2322–23
$24,6962023–2423–24
$24,7232024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $7,912 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation16%

6-year graduation35%

Retention rate54%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$39,095

Median debt$23,000

Campus

Enrollment1,935

Student-faculty ratio13:1

SettingTown

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25