Silver City, New Mexico · Public · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Western New Mexico University is a public four-year institution based in Silver City, New Mexico. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 3,531 students in fall 2024, including 2,629 undergraduates and 902 graduate students.
Western New Mexico University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, General Studies, and Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching. It awarded 943 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 28 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
3,531
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
943
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 61
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Social WorkCertificateBachelorMasterOnline option263 graduates
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
278
Associate degrees
183
Master's degrees
277
Certificates under 1 year
56
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
13
Postbaccalaureate certificates
136
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,531
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,629
Graduate students, fall 2024
902
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,684
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,285
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,399
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
28%
Hispanic or Latino
50%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
28
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
Dr. Christopher Maples
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact