The student population at Western New Mexico University is 3,531 (2,629 undergraduate and 902 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 177 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Western New Mexico is 74.45% which is increased by 161 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 16 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.08 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
2,131 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 83.23% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,270 where 3,531 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
74.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 161 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 16 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.08 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Western New Mexico than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western New Mexico University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,305 where 2,629 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western New Mexico University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 965 where 902 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Western New Mexico University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 28.24% and the percentage of black students is 3.54% at Western New Mexico University. 0.68% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 50.35% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 31.22% to 28.24%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.88% to 0.68%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.50% to 3.54%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 37.00% to 50.35%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6632 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7600 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western New Mexico University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,131 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 60% of total students. The number of online students has increased 83.23% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western New Mexico University from 2015 to 2025.