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Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM · Public · Town (remote) · WNMU

Public institution in Silver City, NM · 1,935 undergraduates · $39,095 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$7,912211th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,868350th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,354517th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,649479th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,0951,641st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,1661,706th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
34.9%1,642nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
53.8%1,695th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,935955th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.9%626th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 220 mi (PHX)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$77,401$81,333
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,162$33,993
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$28,598$37,748
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Botany/Plant BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,477,735 (M $1,660,153 · W $817,582)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Western New Mexico University’s 1,935 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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