Headcounts and Directory Information
Western New Mexico University (Western New Mexico) is a public, four-years institute located in Silver City, NM. It has a total enrollment of 3,531 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (larger programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 220 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Western New Mexico. The average faculty salary is $76,593 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 535 employees work at Western New Mexico. The average non-instructional staff salary is $56,126. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM |
| Phone Number | 505-538-6336 |
| Web | www.wnmu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 12 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 103 Full-time / 117 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 392 Full-time / 143 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $76,593 |
| Staff Average Salary | $56,126 |
| Student Population | 3,531 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Western New Mexico University, there are 535 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 392 full-time and 143 part-time staffs work at Western New Mexico. By gender there are 218 male and 317 female employees.
Among them, 220 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 103 full-time and 117 part-time faculty. By gender there are 95 male and 125 female faculty teaching at Western New Mexico.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 535 | 218 | 317 | 392 | 168 | 224 | 143 | 50 | 93 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 220 | 95 | 125 | 103 | 47 | 56 | 117 | 48 | 69 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 62 | 8 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Management | 44 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 20 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 38 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 30 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 23 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 60 | 37 | 23 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Service | 39 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 36 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |