Western New Mexico University
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| Motto | Transforming The Future Together |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1893 |
| President | Joseph Shepard |
| Students | Approx 3,500 |
| Location | Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Colors | Royal Purple and Golden Yellow |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – Lone Star |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Mascot | Rawhide |
| Website | www |
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Western New Mexico University is a public university located in Silver City, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It has served the people of the state and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture, language and ethnic background.
Founded in the Territory of New Mexico on February 11, 1893 as the New Mexico Normal School, the school began to offer classes on September 3, 1894 in a rented Presbyterian church. On June 2, 1893, the nascent board of regents accepted 20 acres (81,000 m2) of Town of Silver City land situated on a hillside overlooking the town donated by Regent, and Mayor Town of Silver City, Colonel John W. Fleming. In November 1896, the school's first permanent building, Old Main, was dedicated and within twenty years enrollment had reached nearly 500 students.
Fall 2012
Main Campus
WNMU offers more than 70 areas of study. Twelve master's degrees, 41 baccalaureate degrees, and 20 associate degrees and certificate programs are available. Fields of study include accounting, business, chemistry, criminal justice, education, environmental sustainability, forest/wildlife, graphic design, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work and zoology.
In fall of 2015, enrollment was over 3,500 students. The student to faculty ratio is 18:1.
In addition to its Silver City location, WNMU's Gallup Graduate Studies Center serves the diverse needs of northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. Located in Gallup, NM, the graduate studies center offers Master of Arts programs in Counseling and Educational Leadership, as well as Master of Arts in Teaching programs in Elementary, Secondary and Special Education. Courses leading to teaching endorsements in Bilingual Education and TESOL, as well as New Mexico Alternative Teaching Licensure in Elementary, Secondary and Special education are also available.
Well known for its School of Education, other areas of interest include Criminal Justice, Occupational Therapy, Business Management, Nursing, and Social Work.
WNMU also supports learning centers in Deming, Truth or Consequences, and Lordsburg, New Mexico.
More than 150 courses are offered online. Online degrees include the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor of Social Work (Online BSW), Master of Social Work (Online MSW) and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, nursing and rehabilitation services.
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