NM
Western New Mexico University
0.85 incidents / 1,000 students
Silver City, NM · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Western New Mexico University
Across 2022–2024, Western New Mexico University reported 11 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: New Mexico Highlands University.
- 0.85
- Incidents / 1k students
- #549
- Rank of 2,072
- #15
- NM rank
- 3,531
- Enrolled students
0.85 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Western New Mexico University reports 0.85 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 67% below Northern Wyoming Community College District. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northern Wyoming Community College District (1.70/1k); Florence-Darlington Technical College (0.00/1k); Fort Lewis College (4.80/1k); Jackson State Community College (0.28/1k); Lynn University (5.98/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.85
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #549
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 74%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 188304 · Western New Mexico University 0.85/1k score rate · #549/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.85/1k
- RANK-MID #549/2,072
- ST-MID #15 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Jackson State Community College · +0.57
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 50%
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-SMALL 3,531
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Jackson State Community College (-0.57/1k)
Western New Mexico University sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Jackson State Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Jackson State Community College (-0.57/1k). National rank #549 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Western New Mexico University reports 0.85 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 67% below Northern Wyoming Community College District. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Northern Wyoming Community College District (1.70/1k); Florence-Darlington Technical College (0.00/1k); Fort Lewis College (4.80/1k); Jackson State Community College (0.28/1k); Lynn University (5.98/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Western New Mexico
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Western on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Florence-Darlington Technical College · lowest peer 0
Florence-Darlington Technical College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Jackson State Community College · near 0.28
Jackson State Community College — near
0.28 per 1,000 students
- Western New Mexico University · this campus 0.85
Western New Mexico University — this campus
0.85 per 1,000 students
- Northern Wyoming Community College · near 1.7
Northern Wyoming Community College District — near
1.7 per 1,000 students
- Lynn University · highest peer
Lynn University — highest peer
5.98 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Western New Mexico University's 0.85/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Western New Mexico University decreased from 6 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 14 NM 4-year peers in this comparison, Western New Mexico University is larger than 77% and safer-reporting than 69% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 85
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Western New Mexico Univers…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College | 289 | 0.00 | 0 | 85 |
| St. John's College | 467 | 4.28 | 8 | 23 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | 560 | 0.00 | 15 | 85 |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | 841 | 103.45 | 23 | 0 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 947 | 1.06 | 31 | 62 |
| University of the Southwest | 1,130 | 0.00 | 38 | 85 |
| Northern New Mexico College | 1,425 | 3.51 | 46 | 38 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 1,622 | 5.55 | 54 | 15 |
| Navajo Technical University | 1,704 | 1.17 | 62 | 46 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 2,704 | 1.11 | 69 | 54 |
| Western New Mexico University (this campus) | 3,531 | 0.85 | 77 | 69 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 5,725 | 0.35 | 85 | 77 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Western New Mexico University fell from 6 to 3 (-50%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (3 to 1) and Burglary (3 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Western New Mexico University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyWestern New Mexico University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 50% (2 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Western New Mexico University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
WY
Northern Wyoming Community College District
1.70 incidents / 1,000 students
SC
Florence-Darlington Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Western New Mexico University sits on price and outcomes
At $8,522, Western New Mexico University's reported average net price is cheaper than 46% among 39 New Mexico colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $8,889.
- $8,522
- average net price
- $8,889
- New Mexico median
- 1.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $4,829
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $8,381 for families reporting under $30,000 against $13,210 above $110,000, a difference of $4,829. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $8,522 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $31,166, roughly 3.7 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $7,856
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $14,342
- Avg Net Price
- $8,522
- Median Debt
- $23,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 43%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 34%
- Retention Rate
- 58%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $31,166
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,095
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 59%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,233 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY · 3,534 enrolled
Safety Score 1.70
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, SC · 3,522 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO · 3,544 enrolled
Safety Score 4.80
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN · 3,518 enrolled
Safety Score 0.28
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,514 enrolled
Safety Score 5.98
Closest by National Rank
Western New Mexico University (national rank #549) sits near Edward Waters University (#548) and Duquesne University (#550) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
National Rank #548
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
National Rank #550
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
National Rank #551
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
National Rank #547
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT
National Rank #552
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Western New Mexico University, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO · 3,544 enrolled
Safety score 4.80
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL · 3,514 enrolled
Safety score 5.98
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ · 3,511 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Bayamon, PR · 3,556 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR · 3,504 enrolled
Safety score 5.99
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA · 3,564 enrolled
Safety score 0.28
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO · 3,568 enrolled
Safety score 2.52
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH · 3,569 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL · 1,177 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI · 12,953 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA · 8,234 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY · 15,347 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT · 9,377 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI · 1,182 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK · 5,851 enrolled
Safety score 0.85
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO · 12,857 enrolled
Safety score 0.86
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Western New Mexico University safe?
Western New Mexico University has a safety score of 0.85 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #549 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Northern Wyoming Community College District (1.70/1k). Same-state same-level set: New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k).
What crimes are reported at Western New Mexico University?
For calendar year 2024, Western New Mexico University reported Aggravated Assault (1), Burglary (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Western New Mexico University compare to similar schools?
Western New Mexico University reports 67% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Northern Wyoming Community College District. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Northern Wyoming Community College District (1.70/1k); Florence-Darlington Technical College (0.00/1k); Fort Lewis College (4.80/1k); Jackson State Community College (0.28/1k); Lynn University (5.98/1k). Same-state same-level set: New Mexico Highlands University (1.11/1k); Navajo Technical University (1.17/1k); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (5.55/1k); Northern New Mexico College (3.51/1k); Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (0.35/1k); University of the Southwest (0.00/1k); Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1.06/1k); Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (103.45/1k).
Does Western New Mexico University have fire safety data?
Yes. Western New Mexico University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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