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Western New Mexico University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 20,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Silver City, NM

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,525 (98% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 309 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,284
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 68%
From Region 23%
Athletes 250 (20.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 54%
White 25%
International 6%
Native American 5%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2013 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2014 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2015 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2016 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2017 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2019 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2020 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2021 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2022 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2023 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2024 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2025 Men: 51.6% 51.6%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2025 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2014 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2015 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2016 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2017 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2019 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2021 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2022 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2011 Hispanic: 56.9% 56.9% 2012 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Hispanic: 61.7% 61.7% 2014 Hispanic: 58.5% 58.5% 2015 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Hispanic: 61.0% 61.0% 2017 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2018 Hispanic: 62.2% 62.2% 2019 Hispanic: 64.9% 64.9% 2020 Hispanic: 47.9% 47.9% 2021 Hispanic: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2023 Hispanic: 61.0% 61.0% 2024 Hispanic: 63.4% 63.4% 2025 Hispanic: 59.8% 59.8% 2011 White: 12.3% 12.3% 2012 White: 22.0% 22.0% 2013 White: 22.2% 22.2% 2014 White: 23.3% 23.3% 2015 White: 19.5% 19.5% 2016 White: 18.9% 18.9% 2017 White: 21.9% 21.9% 2018 White: 17.9% 17.9% 2019 White: 23.1% 23.1% 2020 White: 34.5% 34.5% 2021 White: 27.0% 27.0% 2022 White: 19.9% 19.9% 2023 White: 19.7% 19.7% 2024 White: 22.1% 22.1% 2025 White: 23.9% 23.9% 2011 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2017 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,581 1,581 2012 Total: 1,467 1,467 2013 Total: 1,498 1,498 2014 Total: 1,589 1,589 2015 Total: 1,373 1,373 2016 Total: 1,292 1,292 2017 Total: 1,240 1,240 2018 Total: 1,152 1,152 2019 Total: 1,067 1,067 2020 Total: 1,237 1,237 2021 Total: 1,208 1,208 2022 Total: 1,122 1,122 2023 Total: 1,260 1,260 2024 Total: 1,342 1,342 2025 Total: 1,284 1,284 2011 Men: 595 595 2012 Men: 597 597 2013 Men: 618 618 2014 Men: 611 611 2015 Men: 549 549 2016 Men: 508 508 2017 Men: 487 487 2018 Men: 451 451 2019 Men: 431 431 2020 Men: 500 500 2021 Men: 479 479 2022 Men: 457 457 2023 Men: 498 498 2024 Men: 529 529 2025 Men: 512 512 2011 Women: 986 986 2012 Women: 870 870 2013 Women: 880 880 2014 Women: 978 978 2015 Women: 824 824 2016 Women: 784 784 2017 Women: 753 753 2018 Women: 701 701 2019 Women: 636 636 2020 Women: 737 737 2021 Women: 729 729 2022 Women: 665 665 2023 Women: 762 762 2024 Women: 813 813 2025 Women: 772 772

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Native: 4.2% 4.2% 2018 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2019 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 Native: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2015 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2016 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2017 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2018 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2019 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2021 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2011 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2012 Hispanic: 50.8% 50.8% 2013 Hispanic: 54.8% 54.8% 2014 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2015 Hispanic: 52.1% 52.1% 2016 Hispanic: 53.6% 53.6% 2017 Hispanic: 51.7% 51.7% 2018 Hispanic: 52.8% 52.8% 2019 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 Hispanic: 45.4% 45.4% 2021 Hispanic: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Hispanic: 54.9% 54.9% 2023 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2024 Hispanic: 55.8% 55.8% 2025 Hispanic: 54.1% 54.1% 2011 White: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 White: 24.8% 24.8% 2013 White: 22.5% 22.5% 2014 White: 25.9% 25.9% 2015 White: 27.1% 27.1% 2016 White: 25.8% 25.8% 2017 White: 25.8% 25.8% 2018 White: 24.5% 24.5% 2019 White: 24.7% 24.7% 2020 White: 28.4% 28.4% 2021 White: 27.8% 27.8% 2022 White: 24.4% 24.4% 2023 White: 25.1% 25.1% 2024 White: 25.2% 25.2% 2025 White: 25.3% 25.3% 2011 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2023 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2025 International: 6.2% 6.2%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Western New Mexico University 278 26% 31% 0% 3% 46% 7% $59,948 10 -0.12 64 95% 6.6%
Chemistry 4 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 25% $67,705 31 -0.37 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $67,953 26 -0.66 77 — — — — —
Biology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $64,256 39 -0.25 72 — — — — —
Botany 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,849 57 +0.06 58 — — — — —
Cell Biology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,131 18 -0.66 71 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,182 44 -0.18 58 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 8 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,162 50 -0.06 51 — — — — —
Zoology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,702 52 -0.00 52 — — — — —
Kinesiology 15 — 27% 13% 0% 7% 53% 13% $54,015 19 -0.91 50 — — — — —
Nursing 17 — 12% 41% 0% 0% 53% 0% $98,333 78 +0.61 96 94% 4.4% — — —
Rehabilitation Science 10 — 30% 30% 0% 0% 40% 10% $75,049 66 +0.29 84 85% 6.7% — — —
Accounting 6 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $71,494 15 -1.00 81 — — — — —
Business 13 — 46% 15% 0% 0% 46% 8% $63,748 18 -0.72 71 — — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 29% 0% 0% 0% 14% 71% $63,274 16 -0.75 70 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 44% 22% 0% 11% 33% 22% $63,703 11 -1.08 71 — — — — —
English 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,848 61 +0.17 50 — — — — —
History 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,553 51 -0.13 55 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 — 44% 28% 0% 17% 50% 0% $66,220 90 +0.85 75 100% — — — —
Political Science 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,911 19 -0.83 66 — — — — —
Psychology 14 — 7% 43% 0% 0% 29% 7% $47,126 6 -1.20 32 89% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,266 46 -0.24 51 — — — — —
Social Work 24 — 21% 42% 0% 4% 38% 0% $50,283 29 -0.35 41 100% 8.8% — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,082 45 -0.25 51 — — — — —
Substance Abuse Counseling 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,058 27 -0.38 40 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 37 — 8% 30% 0% 0% 59% 0% $55,945 80 +0.54 56 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $57,140 62 +0.24 58 — — — — —
Elementary Education 28 — 11% 29% 0% 0% 57% 0% $55,945 80 +0.54 56 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 — 80% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $57,547 55 -0.02 59 — — — — —
Science Education — — — — — — — — $57,658 64 -0.01 59 — — — — —
Secondary Education 9 — 33% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $55,945 56 +0.10 56 — — — — —
Special Education 6 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,014 58 +0.17 58 — — — — —
Technical Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,033 62 +0.23 58 — — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $38,867 12 -0.85 13 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $38,816 11 -0.86 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 12 — 50% 33% 0% 8% 50% 0% $51,847 10 -1.11 45 96% 5.4% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,253
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,258
Est. In-State Cost $10,676
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,738
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 16%
6-Year Graduation Rate 32%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 17.5% 17.5% 2012 Graduated: 16.5% 16.5% 2013 Graduated: 17.0% 17.0% 2014 Graduated: 20.9% 20.9% 2015 Graduated: 20.6% 20.6% 2016 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2% 2017 Graduated: 26.6% 26.6% 2018 Graduated: 25.8% 25.8% 2019 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2020 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2021 Graduated: 29.3% 29.3% 2022 Graduated: 31.1% 31.1% 2023 Graduated: 34.9% 34.9% 2024 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 22.8% 2012 Men: 16.9% 2013 Men: 13.5% 2014 Men: 14.3% 2015 Men: 21.4% 2016 Men: 20.5% 2017 Men: 28.9% 2018 Men: 24.8% 2019 Men: 35.4% 2020 Men: 26.6% 2021 Men: 29.7% 2022 Men: 35.2% 2023 Men: 35.2% 2024 Men: 31.7% 2011 Women: 13.9% 2012 Women: 16.3% 2013 Women: 19.9% 2014 Women: 26.6% 2015 Women: 19.6% 2016 Women: 19.9% 2017 Women: 24.9% 2018 Women: 26.8% 2019 Women: 33.5% 2020 Women: 29.1% 2021 Women: 28.8% 2022 Women: 27.3% 2023 Women: 34.6% 2024 Women: 32.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 0.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 2013 Black: 14.3% 2014 Black: 23.5% 2015 Black: 9.1% 2016 Black: 12.5% 2017 Black: 0.0% 2018 Black: 9.5% 2019 Black: 20.0% 2020 Black: 5.7% 2021 Black: 36.7% 2022 Black: 25.0% 2023 Black: 11.8% 2024 Black: 22.2% 2011 Hispanic: 14.1% 2012 Hispanic: 14.6% 2013 Hispanic: 16.3% 2014 Hispanic: 21.5% 2015 Hispanic: 19.4% 2016 Hispanic: 17.9% 2017 Hispanic: 22.0% 2018 Hispanic: 27.7% 2019 Hispanic: 35.5% 2020 Hispanic: 29.0% 2021 Hispanic: 27.6% 2022 Hispanic: 31.1% 2023 Hispanic: 32.3% 2024 Hispanic: 34.7% 2011 White: 21.1% 2012 White: 17.6% 2013 White: 19.8% 2014 White: 20.4% 2015 White: 22.7% 2016 White: 26.7% 2017 White: 38.1% 2018 White: 18.9% 2019 White: 37.4% 2020 White: 31.1% 2021 White: 27.5% 2022 White: 28.0% 2023 White: 41.0% 2024 White: 31.8% 2011 International: 40.0% 2012 International: 60.0% 2013 International: 20.0% 2014 International: 33.3% 2015 International: 28.6% 2016 International: 50.0% 2017 International: 62.5% 2018 International: 57.1% 2019 International: 66.7% 2020 International: 100.0% 2021 International: 25.0% 2022 International: 66.7% 2023 International: 66.7% 2024 International: 57.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 30.6% 85 15% 33% 0% 1% 53% 0% $56,115 68 +0.44 56 — —
Social Sciences 15.5% 43 14% 44% 0% 2% 35% 2% $49,766 8 -0.63 39 96% 8.8%
Business & Economics 15.1% 42 38% 14% 0% 2% 36% 31% $64,687 11 -0.85 72 — —
Health Sciences 15.1% 42 21% 29% 0% 2% 50% 7% $76,961 50 -0.01 85 91% 5.3%
Humanities 9.0% 25 44% 36% 0% 12% 48% 0% $62,824 85 +0.65 69 100% —
Professional 4.3% 12 50% 33% 0% 8% 50% 0% $51,847 4 -1.11 45 96% 5.4%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 11 55% 36% 0% 0% 64% 0% $54,535 25 -0.06 52 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 7 43% 14% 0% 14% 43% 14% $67,811 19 -0.50 77 — —
Arts 2.2% 6 17% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $38,850 5 -0.85 13 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.8% 5 20% 20% 0% 0% 60% 20% $61,243 22 -0.29 66 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $2.0M $2.0M $1K
Basketball 18 $614K $613K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 17 $93K $92K $343
Cross Country 15 $103K $103K $739
Golf 10 $150K $150K $194
Tennis 8 $162K $161K $1K
Total 169 $3.1M $3.1M $6K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 26 $543K $539K $4K
Basketball 14 $531K $526K $5K
Volleyball 14 $461K $457K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 12 $95K $94K $560
Cross Country 8 $87K $84K $3K
Tennis 8 $174K $174K $757
Golf 6 $136K $131K $4K
Total 81 $2.0M $2.0M $22K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $2.0M $2.0M $1K
Basketball 32 $1.1M $1.1M $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $188K $187K $903
Softball 26 $543K $539K $4K
Cross Country 23 $191K $187K $4K
Golf 16 $287K $282K $4K
Tennis 16 $337K $335K $2K
Volleyball 14 $461K $457K $3K
Total 250 $6.1M $6.1M $59K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional