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.
- Top 11%Average net price
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 24%Cost of attendance
- Top 25%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,868351st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,354520th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,649479th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,0951,649th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,1661,717th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.9%1,657th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.8%1,706th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,935955th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.9%634th highest of 2,140 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $77,401 | $81,333 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,162 | $33,993 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $28,598 | $37,748 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Botany/Plant BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1893source
- Athletic nickname: "Mustangs"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Mascot: Rawhidesource
- Motto: "Transforming The Future Together"source
- Football rivalry: Chile Bowl{{Cite web|url=https://goeasternathletics.com/news/2018/10/9/football-eastern-new-mexico-and-western-new-mexico-announce-inaugural-chile-bowl.aspx|title=Eastern New Mexico and Western New Mexico announce inaugural Chile Bowl|date=October 9, 2018 |publisher=Eastern New Mexico University Athletics|access-date=July 6, 2023}} (since 1934)source
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.
Key links
- Official websitewnmu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 188304)
- Compare colleges in NMRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New MexicoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Western New Mexico University vs New Mexico Highlands UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.