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Statement · Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,381 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,562.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $39,095 ten years after entering, the 13th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 32% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
4,150

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,562 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,336 and $13,210 a year depending on income at Western New Mexico University.

Statement of cost · Western New Mexico University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,562
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,381
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$8,522
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$7,856

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,381; $30–48k: $8,336; $48–75k: $12,493; $75–110k: not reported; over $110k: $13,210. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,381
$30k–$48k$8,336
$48k–$75k$12,493
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110k$13,210

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $39,095; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$31,166
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$33,484
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
13th percentile among public 4-years
$39,095
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
79th percentile among public 4-years
$23,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $31,166; 8 yrs after entry: $33,484; 10 yrs after entry: $39,095. Median graduate debt: $23,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$31,166
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$33,484
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$39,095
Median graduate debt$23,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Western New Mexico University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Social WorkMaster's Degree179not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree74$34,941not reported
Social WorkGraduate/Professional Certificate56not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree42not reportednot reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree37not reported$35,448
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree33$87,063$31,088
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma31not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree29not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate28not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree27not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree25not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree21not reported$27,500
Show all 23 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree19$50,365not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree18not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree18$52,188$20,379
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree18not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree14not reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's Degree13$40,715not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree11not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degreenot reported$55,709not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree9not reported$22,708
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Western New Mexico University: 2,026 undergraduates; 43% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

2,026

25th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

43%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

80th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

32%

finish within 150% of normal time

23rd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

48%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$21,494

16th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k52%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k52%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.