Division II · Lone Star Conference
Western New Mexico University · Campus
Silver City, NM · Town · Public · Master's university · the Mustangs · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Remote town
Setting
Silver City, NM
2,602
Undergraduates
+ 968 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
54%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
23%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k
The place
- SettingRemote town Silver City, NM
- TypePublic · Master's university
- CalendarSemester
- AdmissionsOpen admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
2,602968
Undergraduates 2,602Graduate students 968
Where first-years come from
75%23%
In state 75%Other states 23%Abroad 2%
Division II median: 75% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
23%53%10%
White 23%Hispanic 53%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 3%American Indian 5%Not reported 10%
- Women68%
- Full-time48% of undergraduates · median 82%
- First-year class349 entered last fall
- Transfers in268 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online41% take some classes online 31% fully online
- Registered with disability services3.72% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $10,940 | $4,288 | $15,228 |
| Off campus | $10,940 | $4,288 | $15,228 |
| With family | — | $4,288 | $4,288 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.57 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division II
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · Master's · majors
Division II campuses
39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%
50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division II schools; every list Western New Mexico University is on.
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