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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Silver City, NM
Population 20,000
Website http://www.wnmu.edu/
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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 21.6%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Native: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2014 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2015 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2019 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2021 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2022 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2011 Hispanic: 50.7% 50.7% 2012 Hispanic: 53.5% 53.5% 2013 Hispanic: 49.8% 49.8% 2014 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 Hispanic: 53.7% 53.7% 2016 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2% 2017 Hispanic: 57.2% 57.2% 2018 Hispanic: 56.3% 56.3% 2019 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 Hispanic: 58.5% 58.5% 2021 Hispanic: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 Hispanic: 61.0% 61.0% 2023 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Hispanic: 62.0% 62.0% 2011 White: 33.9% 33.9% 2012 White: 32.2% 32.2% 2013 White: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 White: 35.8% 35.8% 2015 White: 30.3% 30.3% 2016 White: 25.9% 25.9% 2017 White: 12.6% 12.6% 2018 White: 21.3% 21.3% 2019 White: 23.8% 23.8% 2020 White: 23.3% 23.3% 2021 White: 19.4% 19.4% 2022 White: 18.9% 18.9% 2023 White: 21.9% 21.9% 2024 White: 18.2% 18.2% 2011 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2018 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 2.9% 2.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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 all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Western New Mexico University 278 26% / 74% 7% $57,013 65 95%
Chemistry 4 — 50% / 50% 25% — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $60,382 71 —
Biology 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $58,624 68 —
Botany 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Cell Biology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,272 67 —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,851 53 —
Wildlife Management 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $53,108 56 —
Zoology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,546 55 —
Kinesiology 15 — 27% / 73% 13% $53,991 59 —
Nursing 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $96,737 97 90%
Rehabilitation Science 10 — 30% / 70% 10% $61,574 73 100%
Accounting 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,099 73 —
Business 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $58,011 67 —
Business Administration 14 — 29% / 71% 71% $58,582 68 —
Marketing 9 — 44% / 56% 22% $58,356 68 —
English 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,152 40 —
History 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,012 56 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 — 44% / 56% 0% $55,961 63 100%
Political Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,099 69 —
Psychology 14 — 7% / 93% 7% $50,897 51 89%
Social Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Social Work 24 — 21% / 79% 0% $53,973 58 100%
Sociology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,775 56 —
Substance Abuse Counseling 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,779 58 —
Early Childhood Education 37 — 8% / 92% 0% $52,161 54 —
Education — — — — $53,904 58 —
Elementary Education 28 — 11% / 89% 0% $53,094 56 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $53,646 58 —
Science Education — — — — $53,045 56 —
Secondary Education 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,360 57 —
Special Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,957 58 —
Technical Teacher Education — — — — $53,520 57 —
Fine Arts 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $36,955 13 —
Studio Art 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,086 13 —
Criminal Justice 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,987 67 90%

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 65th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
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

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

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2014 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2015 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2016 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2019 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 Black: 36.7% 36.7% 2022 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2024 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2011 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2012 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2013 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3% 2014 Hispanic: 21.5% 21.5% 2015 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2016 Hispanic: 17.9% 17.9% 2017 Hispanic: 22.0% 22.0% 2018 Hispanic: 27.7% 27.7% 2019 Hispanic: 35.5% 35.5% 2020 Hispanic: 29.0% 29.0% 2021 Hispanic: 27.6% 27.6% 2022 Hispanic: 31.1% 31.1% 2023 Hispanic: 32.3% 32.3% 2024 Hispanic: 34.7% 34.7% 2011 White: 21.1% 21.1% 2012 White: 17.6% 17.6% 2013 White: 19.8% 19.8% 2014 White: 20.4% 20.4% 2015 White: 22.7% 22.7% 2016 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2017 White: 38.1% 38.1% 2018 White: 18.9% 18.9% 2019 White: 37.4% 37.4% 2020 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2021 White: 27.5% 27.5% 2022 White: 28.0% 28.0% 2023 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2024 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2011 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2019 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 57.1% 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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Education 30.6% 85 15% / 85% 0% $52,809 56 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.5% 68 25% / 75% 1% $53,277 57 97%
Business & Economics 15.1% 42 38% / 62% 31% $58,716 68 —
Health Sciences 15.1% 42 21% / 79% 7% $73,098 86 94%
Professional 4.3% 12 50% / 50% 0% $57,987 67 90%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 11 55% / 45% 0% $52,892 56 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 7 43% / 57% 14% $60,382 71 —
Arts 2.2% 6 17% / 83% 0% $36,999 13 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.8% 5 20% / 80% 20% $58,389 68 —

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%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional