Western New Mexico University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Western New Mexico University is 13:1, and the school has 70.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Western New Mexico University include: Public Administration and Social Service Professions; Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 48.3 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Foreign languages Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 16% Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 12% Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 12% Health Professions and Related Programs 11% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 10%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Secondary Education - Math (BA/BS); Secondary Education - Science (BA/BS)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	48% 8
4-year graduation rate	12

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data