Student Population at Western New Mexico University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
3,378	2,377	1,001

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,378 students have enrolled in Western New Mexico University with 2,377 undergraduate and 1,001 graduate students.

By gender, 1,106 male and 2,272 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

1,194 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,344 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Western New Mexico University has a total of 3,378 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,377 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,001 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,106 male and 2,272 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,378	2,377	1,001
Men	1,106	868	238
Women	2,272	1,509	763

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,005 White, 147 Black, and 40 Asian students out of a total of 3,378 are attending at Western New Mexico University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	131	33	98
Asian	40	14	26
Black	147	77	70
Hispanic	1,604	495	1,109
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	16	13	3
White	1,005	279	726
Two or more races	82	25	57
Race Unknown	291	143	148

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	97	26	71
Asian	22	10	12
Black	88	62	26
Hispanic	1,257	413	844
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	16	13	3
White	537	172	365
Two or more races	53	19	34
Race Unknown	255	132	123

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	34	7	27
Asian	18	4	14
Black	59	15	44
Hispanic	347	82	265
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	468	107	361
Two or more races	29	6	23
Race Unknown	36	11	25

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Western New Mexico University, 1,194 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,344 students are enrolled in some online courses.

866 students lived in New Mexico or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 328 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	3,378	1,194	1,344
Undergraduate	2,377	655	1,066
Graduate	1,001	539	278

Online Student Population by Locality
	New Mexico Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	866	324	4
Undergraduate	564	91	0
Graduate	302	233	4

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,377 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 264 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.11%.158 students have transferred in as full-time status and 106 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,044
Transfer-in Full-time	158
Regular Part-time	1,069
Transfer-in Part-time	106