+20%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Western New Mexico University rose 20% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.6k → $7.9k).
New Mexico · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico. 1,935 undergraduate students. 86 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Western New Mexico University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Western New Mexico University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.5% → 0.0%).
-18%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Western New Mexico University fell 18% between 2021 and 2024 (18.9% → 15.5%).
+33%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Western New Mexico University rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5k → 2.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New Mexico
Each tile compares this institution to the New Mexico median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$39,095+25% · 6→10y
New Mexico median $36,869$31,166
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry34.9%+96% · '97→'24
New Mexico median 39.2%$12,500+680% · '97→'20
At program completion1,935+16% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS53.8%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$7,868+306% · '00→'24
out-of-state $14,354SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,095 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+96%
Western New Mexico University · completion · 150% rose
16.5% → 32.2%
+164%
Western New Mexico University · completion · 100% rose
5.9% → 15.5%
+306%
Western New Mexico University · in-state tuition rose
$1,933 → $7,856
+103%
Western New Mexico University · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,078 → $14,342
+680%
Western New Mexico University · median debt rose
$2,950 → $23,000
-100%
Western New Mexico University · cohort default rate fell
17.8% → 0.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$87,063Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,001Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$55,709Criminal Justice and Corrections.$52,188Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$50,365Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$48,401Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$40,715Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$34,941
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$87,063Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$48,401Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$55,709Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,001
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Western New Mexico University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$37,697
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 31
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,883
- HS-only baseline · NM
- $33,800
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 30
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New Mexico
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Western New Mexico University graduates earn $X” — not “Western New Mexico University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Western New Mexico University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.