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Western New Mexico University was awarded 21 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Western New Mexico University as #1,294 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Western New Mexico University held the #1,302 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Western New Mexico University also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in New Mexico ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Western New Mexico University has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Western New Mexico University, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western New Mexico University is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Western New Mexico University this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Western New Mexico University is 15%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,874 undergraduates at Western New Mexico University with 1,039 being full-time and 835 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Western New Mexico University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Western New Mexico University, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,337 a year. That adds up to $21,348 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Western New Mexico University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061 |
| Phone: | 505-538-6336 |
| Website: | www.wnmu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 283 | $42,250 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 86 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 70 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 62 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 56 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 43 | $32,386 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 38 | NA |
| Nursing | 35 | $73,666 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 20 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | $31,591 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,538 students took at least one online class at Western New Mexico University. This is an increase from the 2,466 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,538 | 1,194 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,466 | 1,516 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,543 | 1,534 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,301 | 1,221 |
Learn more about online learning at Western New Mexico University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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