Western New Mexico University

4-years Public College In Silver City, NM

Total 3,378 students are enrolled in Western New Mexico University (2,377 undergraduate and 1,001 graduate). Among them, 1,194 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 228 faculties are working for Western New Mexico University and student to faculty ratio is 14.82 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	3,378
Undergraduate	2,377
Graduate	1,001
Online Degree Enrollment	1,194
Total Number of Faculty	228
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,378 students enrolled into Western New Mexico University. 2,377 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,001 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 1,392 full-time and 1,986 part-time students. By gender, 957 male and 2,056 female students are attending at Western New Mexico University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Western New Mexico University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,013	957	2,056
Undergraduate	1,982	735	1,247
Graduate	1,031	222	809

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,013	1,392	1,621
Undergraduate	1,982	1,067	915
Graduate	1,031	325	706

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Western New Mexico University. There are 971 White (32.23%), 161 Black/African American (5.34%), 1,360 Hispanic (45.14%), 43 Asian (1.43%), and 478 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,013	957	2,056
American Indian/Native American	89	12	77
Asian	43	12	31
Black/African American	161	72	89
Hispanic	1,360	394	966
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	12	2
White	971	276	695
Two More	62	20	42
Un-Known	261	134	127

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,982	735	1,247
American Indian/Native American	52	7	45
Asian	24	8	16
Black/African American	89	58	31
Hispanic	1,029	330	699
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	10	2
White	461	160	301
Two More	38	15	23
Un-Known	234	125	109

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,031	222	809
American Indian/Native American	37	5	32
Asian	19	4	15
Black/African American	72	14	58
Hispanic	331	64	267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	510	116	394
Two More	24	5	19
Un-Known	27	9	18

Distance Learning Population

Western New Mexico University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 1,516 students (50.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 950 students (31.53% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Western New Mexico University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Western New Mexico University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	3,013	1,516	950	547
Undergraduate	1,982	570	892	520
Graduate	1,031	946	58	27

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Western New Mexico University. 667 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.14% of total students), 638 students are aged below 20 (21.17%), 230 students are aged above 50 (7.63%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Western New Mexico University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,013	957	2,056
Under 18	360	165	195
Age 18-19	278	124	154
Age 20-21	304	134	170
Age 22-24	363	125	238
Age 25-29	421	98	323
Age 30-34	368	71	297
Age 35-39	292	77	215
Age 40-49	390	86	304
Age 50-64	177	49	128
Over 64	53	25	28
Age Un-Known	7	3	4

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,982	735	1,247
Under 18	360	165	195
Age 18-19	278	124	154
Age 20-21	301	133	168
Age 22-24	266	102	164
Age 25-29	219	64	155
Age 30-34	170	33	137
Age 35-39	140	47	93
Age 40-49	158	35	123
Age 50-64	67	20	47
Over 64	20	11	9
Age Un-Known	3	1	2

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,031	222	809
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	0	0	0
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	97	23	74
Age 25-29	202	34	168
Age 30-34	198	38	160
Age 35-39	152	30	122
Age 40-49	232	51	181
Age 50-64	110	29	81
Over 64	33	14	19
Age Un-Known	4	2	2