Western New Mexico University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
188304 City Silver City 1
188304 State NM 2
188304 Region Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) 3
188304 Locale Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area) 4
188304 Main Campus Yes 5
188304 Institution Type Public Institution 6
188304 Accreditation Higher Learning Commission 7
188304 Website www.wnmu.edu/ 8
188304 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
188304 Carnegie Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
188304 Number of graduate students 1,001
188304 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 41.5%
188304 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 1,782
188304 Historically Black College and University No
188304 Predominantly Black Institution No
188304 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
188304 Tribal College and University No
188304 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
188304 Hispanic-serving institution Yes
188304 Native American non-tribal institution No
188304 Men-only college No
188304 Women-only college No
188304 Online-only education No
188304 Open admissions policy Yes

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
188304 Admission rate NA%

Financials

UNITID Item Value
188304 University Tuition Information www.wnmu.edu/univ/consumerinfo/
188304 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 40%
188304 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 29%
188304 Median Debt for Completing Students $23,000
188304 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $8,750
188304 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $13,973
188304 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $11,000
188304 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $11,000
188304 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $12,500
188304 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $244
188304 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $11,311
188304 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $11,142
188304 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $15,714
188304 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $13,081
188304 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $17,092

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
188304 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $36,398
188304 Completion Rate 30%
188304 Fed Loan Default Rate 19%

Programs

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