- The Inkwell
- New Mexico
- Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NMTown: remoteZIP 88061Founded 1893
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1893
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- wnmu.edu
New MexicoPublic
Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University is a public university in Silver City, New Mexico, with 2,026 undergraduates. It graduates 44% within six years and costs $6,328 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Retention58%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans21%
$6,328net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$41,452median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,875median debt
#1,536 of 1,704 for earnings#62 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,236 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,301tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,891
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $14,342
- Average net price
- $6,328national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,282
$30,001–48,000$8,900
$48,001–75,000$5,231
$75,001–110,000$6,023
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,803
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,452middle 50%: $22,199–$64,582
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,875
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,582
Median, Western New Mexico University$41,452
Lower quarter$22,199
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,026
- Part-time
- 38%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 25.6
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 43%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,468 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,617
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,372,746
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White27%
Hispanic56%
Black3.7%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown0.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education20%
Liberal arts & humanities20%
Business & management12%
Precision production10%
Health professions5.3%
Public administration & social service4.9%
Construction trades4.3%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.4%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in New Mexico
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM | $18,315 | 30% | $48,104 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | $20,862 | 55% | $71,723 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $5,238 | 39% | $44,198 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM | $11,199 | 18% | $26,385 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | $6,313 | 54% | $43,922 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | $19,966 | 54% | $50,072 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN | $6,223 | 44% | $58,620 |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD | $6,270 | 45% | $65,666 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | $7,244 | 42% | $62,587 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX | $5,070 | 41% | $61,557 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | $9,049 | 42% | $48,900 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | $4,001 | 48% | $62,381 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 188304. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7988105.