The four-year public institution in Silver City enrolled 3,248 students in fall 2018, including 2,245 in undergraduate and 1,003 in graduate programs, data shows. 7.1 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
69 percent of undergraduates are residents of New Mexico, and 29 percent are residents of other states. 2 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Hispanic or Latino (44 percent) and white (23 percent).
Western New Mexico University undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,245 | |
| Transfers | 160 | 7.1% |
| Male | ~808 | 36% |
| Female | ~1,437 | 64% |
| Age 24 and under | 1,347 | 60% |
| Age 25 and over | ~876 | 39% |
| In-state residence | ~1,549 | 69% |
| Out of state residence | ~651 | 29% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~45 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~45 | 2% |
| Asian | ~22 | 1% |
| Black or African American | ~112 | 5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~988 | 44% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~22 | 1% |
| White | ~516 | 23% |
| Two or more races | ~45 | 2% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~1,527 | 68% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~763 | 34% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~943 | 42% |
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