Western New Mexico University Business Programs

Western New Mexico University is a public institution situated in Silver City, New Mexico. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Silver City draws many to the area.

Where Is Western New Mexico University?

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WesternNewMexicoUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WNMU

How Do I Get Into Western New Mexico University?

You can apply to Western New Mexico University online at: wnmu.edu/applynow/#gsc.tab=0

As long as you submit the requested materials to Western New Mexico University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Western New Mexico University?

The overall average net price of Western New Mexico University is $23,677. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western New Mexico University, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $3,319 a year. That adds up to $13,276 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western New Mexico University is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Western New Mexico University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,874 undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University, with 1,039 being full-time and 835 being part-time.

There are also 1,022 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,039 full-time undergraduates at Western New Mexico University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western New Mexico University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	576
White	250
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	96

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at Western New Mexico University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Western New Mexico University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, United Kingdom, and France.

Online Learning at Western New Mexico University

In 2019-2020, 2,543 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western New Mexico University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Western New Mexico University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Western New Mexico University was $6,574 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $13,557. The following table shows how Western New Mexico University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce	#10	#22
General Business/Commerce	#10	#22
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#26	#56
Marketing	#29	#59
General Business Administration and Management	#34	#153
Business Administration & Management	#37	#174

Online Growth Rankings of Western New Mexico University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western New Mexico University was 10.6%. This is the #663 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Western New Mexico University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Western New Mexico University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Western New Mexico University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#138
Marketing	#174
General Business/Commerce	#193
General Business/Commerce	#193

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Western New Mexico University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	16	11	20	47
General Business/Commerce	0	12	0	12
Accounting	0	8	0	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	8	0	8
E-Commerce	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	39	20	75

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.