Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM · public · 2,026 undergraduates
Western New Mexico University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Western New Mexico University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Western New Mexico University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,823 per male athlete and $10,094 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,698 per men's player, 53% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,701 per women's player, 41% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Western New Mexico University, in Silver City, NM, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.
Western New Mexico University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Western New Mexico University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
Western New Mexico University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Western New Mexico University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Western New Mexico University fund its athletes?
Western New Mexico University reported 250 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 169 men and 81 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,477,735 across all sports ($1,660,153 for men's sports, $817,582 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $47,576 for men's sports and $37,381 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $282 and $461 per athlete.
What is Western New Mexico University like academically?
Western New Mexico University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees.
The full cost of attendance is around $21,562 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,522 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,856 for NM residents and $14,342 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
43% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
32% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 58% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $39,095, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Western New Mexico University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Education, is 18% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (35 degrees)
- Social Work (29 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (28 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (20 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (19 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (14 degrees)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (13 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (11 degrees)
What is Silver City, NM like to live in?
Western New Mexico University sits in Silver City, a remote town of about 9,574 people in Grant County, New Mexico.
Household incomes in Silver City, a median of about $39,025, sit far below the New Mexico median and likewise far below the national one, 50% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $160,900, 31% below the New Mexico median and a typical rent of $851 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 22% under 18 and 25% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Western New Mexico University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Western New Mexico University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Western New Mexico University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Western New Mexico University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Western New Mexico University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Western New Mexico University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,823 per male athlete and $10,094 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Western New Mexico University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,698 per men's player, 53% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,701 per women's player, 41% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Western New Mexico University?
- Western New Mexico University is in Silver City, NM, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Western New Mexico University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,562 a year, and an average net price of $8,522 after grants and scholarships.