| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,484 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,428 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,056 |
| Total graduate students: |
887 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
336 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
551 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
25 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
35% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 3.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.2% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 58.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.3% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 20.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.7% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 3.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 3.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 50.9% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 28.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.8% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 5.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
80 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Silver City, NM |
| Population of city/town: |
10,273 |
| Nearest major city: |
Las Cruces, NM |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
120 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
101,324 |
| Online campus map: |
www.wnmu.edu/quickfacts/
wnmu_map.pdf |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
43% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
15% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
85% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
125 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Special collections. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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birth control, career, personal, academic |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government |
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| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist Student Union, Newman Club, United Campus Ministry |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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MEChA, Native American club |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Marching, pep, and Sho' bands; drill team, Athletes in Motion, Team Managers, Society for the Advancement of Management, Ambassadors; social, non-traditional student, criminal justice, and biology groups
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Barbara Flores,
Athletic Director |
| School mascot: |
Mustangs |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Heartland Conference |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cheerleading | no | |
| Men's cross-country | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's golf | yes | |
| Men's tennis | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's cheerleading | no | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | |
| Women's golf | yes | |
| Women's softball | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
| Women's volleyball | yes | |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, diving, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
El Paso, TX (150 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Deming, NM (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Deming, NM (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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