Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico
- Public
- Town
- 2,026 undergrads
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $6,328per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 38%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,45210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Western New Mexico University guarantees that new and readmitted students will be charged approved tuition rates throughout their academic career.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions - WNMU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,328full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $21,301sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,891Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $14,342Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 58%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,45210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,875federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,026Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 48%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Cameron University Lawton, OK
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM — admits 92%
- Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN — admits 86%
- University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL — admits 86%
- Savannah State University Savannah, GA
- Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN — admits 73%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Western New Mexico University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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