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Western New Mexico University

Western New Mexico University
P.O. Box 680
Silver City, NM 88061

Official telephone: (575) 538-6000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 872-WNMU
Fax number: (505) 538-6155
Website: www.wnmu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Charles Kelly,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 505 538-6173
505 538-6189 (fax)
finaid@wnmu.edu
FAFSA number: 002664

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,644; $15,261 out-of-state
Book fees: $810
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,060
Other expenses: Personal and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $5,210 - $11,266

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
51% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
62% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
36% of first-year students
31% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
64% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
21% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,491 for first-year students
$12,326 for full-time undergraduates
$7,023 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,753 for first-year students
$5,035 for full-time undergraduates
$2,806 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,146 for first-year students
$3,910 for full-time undergraduates
$3,478 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,979 for first-year students
$3,835 for full-time undergraduates
$3,485 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
406% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$4,667 for first-year students
$4,457 for full-time undergraduates
$3,067 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
15% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,063 for first-year students
$3,356 for full-time undergraduates
$2,713 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 78%
Average student debt upon graduation: $20,300
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships

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