Western Michigan University Rankings

In the World | #407 of 14178 |
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In North America | #165 of 2629 |
In the United States | #142 of 2528 |
In Michigan | #4 of 62 |
In Kalamazoo | #1 of 3 |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 80%
- Undergraduates
- 17,051
- Graduates
- 4,419
- Male:Female Ratio
- 48:52
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- wmich.edu
Western Michigan University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Acceptance Rate | 80% | 79% | 80% |
Applicants | 17,698 | 8,100 | 9,598 |
Admissions | 14,133 | 6,427 | 7,706 |
Freshmen enrolled full time | 2,893 | 1,467 | 1,426 |
Freshmen enrolled part time | 26 | 16 | 10 |
4,656 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,318 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,379 or 82%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1000
or below
75% of them
had 1210
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Western Michigan University are 1000-1210 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
833 or 29%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 19
or below
75% of them
had 26
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Western Michigan University are 19-26 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
SAT/ACT | Required |
---|---|
Secondary school GPA | Required |
Secondary school record | Required |
TOEFL | Required |
College-preparatory program | Recommended |
Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment by race or ethnicity
White | 14441 (67%) |
---|---|
Black or African American | 2191 (10%) |
Nonresident Alien | 1706 (8%) |
Hispanic | 1431 (7%) |
Two or more races | 744 (3%) |
Asian | 571 (3%) |
Race or Ethnicity unknown | 273 (1%) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 47 (0.2%) |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 18 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
- Average aid awarded
- $8,825
- Students receiving aid
- 82%
Tuition and fees
Undergraduates | Graduates | |
---|---|---|
Tuition in-district | $12,094 | $16,360 |
Tuition in-state | $12,094 | $16,360 |
Tuition out-of-state | $15,118 | $30,432 |
Fee in-district | $923 | $923 |
Fee in-state | $923 | $923 |
Fee out-of-state | $923 | $923 |
Room and board price
Dormitory capacity | 5,819 |
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Combined charge for room and board | $10,567 |
Western Michigan University Majors
Major | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
---|---|---|---|
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 234 | 9 | |
Social Work | 72 | 154 | |
Business Administration and Management, General | 127 | 64 | |
Marketing, Other | 152 | ||
Accounting | 118 | 29 | |
Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 47 | 93 | |
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | 135 | ||
Mechanical Engineering | 98 | 28 | 5 |
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 125 | 5 | |
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 116 | ||
Finance, General | 116 | ||
Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 110 | ||
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 107 | ||
Applied Behavior Analysis | 55 | 42 | 9 |
Psychology, General | 87 | 4 | |
Biomedical Sciences, General | 90 | ||
Industrial Engineering | 17 | 69 | 2 |
Computer Science | 47 | 19 | 8 |
Airline & Commercial & Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 73 | ||
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 69 | ||
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 43 | 24 | |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 42 | 16 | 7 |
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 61 | ||
Advertising | 60 | ||
Computer and Information Sciences, General | 58 | ||
Public Administration | 52 | 5 | |
Child Development | 56 | ||
Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 41 | 13 | 1 |
Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 53 | ||
Civil Engineering, General | 26 | 20 | 4 |
Chemical Engineering | 45 | 3 | |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 46 | ||
Engineering & Industrial Management | 26 | 19 | |
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 45 | ||
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical & Space Engineering | 39 | 4 | |
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 40 | ||
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations | 36 | ||
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 35 | ||
Creative Writing | 26 | 7 | |
Family Systems | 33 | ||
Physician Assistant | 33 | ||
Counseling Psychology | 26 | 6 | |
Political Science and Government, General | 28 | 2 | 1 |
Geography | 23 | 7 | |
Sociology | 23 | 2 | 4 |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 29 | ||
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 29 | ||
Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 5 | 23 | |
Athletic Training & Trainer | 14 | 14 | |
English Language and Literature, General | 22 | 3 | 2 |
Elementary Education and Teaching | 26 | ||
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 26 | ||
Spanish Language and Literature | 13 | 10 | 2 |
Organizational Communication, General | 25 | ||
Fine & Studio Arts, General | 23 | ||
Music Teacher Education | 22 | ||
Anthropology | 17 | 5 | |
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | 22 | ||
Graphic Design | 22 | ||
Music Performance, General | 5 | 16 | |
Art & Art Studies, General | 21 | ||
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 17 | 4 | |
Acting | 21 | ||
International & Global Studies | 21 | ||
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 21 | ||
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 21 | ||
Avionics Maintenance Technology & Technician | 20 | ||
Special Education and Teaching, General | 16 | 4 | |
Statistics, General | 3 | 14 | 2 |
Paper Science and Engineering | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Drafting and Design Technology & Technician, General | 18 | ||
Human Resources Development | 18 | ||
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 15 | 3 | |
Music Technology | 17 | ||
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 17 | ||
Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician | 13 | 3 | |
Public Health, General | 16 | ||
Musical Theatre | 15 | ||
Physics, General | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Communication, General | 15 | ||
Mathematics, General | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Philosophy | 3 | 12 | |
Applied Economics | 10 | 5 | |
Aquatic Biology & Limnology | 14 | ||
Computer Engineering, General | 9 | 5 | |
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 14 | ||
Financial Planning and Services | 13 | ||
Geology & Earth Science, General | 8 | 5 | |
E-Commerce & Electronic Commerce | 13 | ||
Journalism | 13 | ||
Music Therapy & Therapist | 10 | 3 | |
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 9 | 4 | |
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 13 | ||
Educational & Instructional Technology | 13 | ||
Environmental Studies | 12 | ||
Chemistry, General | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Dance, General | 11 | ||
Fashion Merchandising | 11 | ||
Dance, Other | 11 | ||
Biochemistry | 11 | ||
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 10 | 1 | |
Voice and Opera | 10 | ||
Religion & Religious Studies | 3 | 7 | |
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | 10 | ||
Public & Applied History | 7 | 3 | |
Mathematics Teacher Education | 6 | 3 | 1 |
English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 9 | ||
Writing, General | 9 | ||
Technical Teacher Education | 9 | ||
Apparel and Textiles, General | 9 | ||
Music, General | 8 | 1 | |
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 4 | 5 | |
Japanese Language and Literature | 9 | ||
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 9 | ||
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 9 | ||
History, General | 6 | 2 | |
Health Teacher Education | 8 | ||
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 8 | ||
Interior Design | 8 | ||
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 8 | ||
Fashion & Apparel Design | 7 | ||
Engineering, Other | 6 | 1 | |
Medical Informatics | 7 | ||
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 7 | ||
Educational Evaluation and Research | 4 | 3 | |
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 7 | ||
Clinical Psychology | 7 | ||
Women's Studies | 6 | ||
Political Science and Government, Other | 6 | ||
Economics, General | 6 | ||
Exercise Physiology | 6 | ||
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 6 | ||
Social Studies Teacher Education | 5 | ||
Audiology & Audiologist | 1 | 4 | |
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 5 | ||
Music Theory and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 5 | ||
American Government and Politics (United States | 5 | ||
Art Teacher Education | 1 | 4 | |
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | 5 | ||
Special Education and Teaching, Other | 5 | ||
Social Psychology | 4 | ||
Applied Mathematics, General | 4 | ||
Spanish Language Teacher Education | 4 | ||
City & Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 4 | ||
History Teacher Education | 3 | ||
Information Resources Management | 3 | ||
Foodservice Systems Administration & Management | 3 | ||
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 3 | ||
Keyboard Instruments | 3 | ||
Reading Teacher Education | 3 | ||
Computer and Information Systems Security & Information Assurance | 3 | ||
Conducting | 3 | ||
Earth Science Teacher Education | 2 | ||
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism | 2 | ||
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 2 | ||
Biology Teacher Education | 2 | ||
Structural Engineering | 2 | ||
French Language and Literature | 2 | ||
Jazz & Jazz Studies | 2 | ||
Business & Managerial Economics | 2 | ||
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 2 | ||
Management Science | 2 | ||
Food Science | 2 | ||
German Language and Literature | 2 | ||
Mathematics and Computer Science | 2 | ||
Secondary School Administration & Principalship | 2 | ||
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 2 | ||
Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | ||
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 1 | ||
Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 1 | ||
Business Teacher Education | 1 | ||
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | ||
Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 1 | ||
German Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||
Business & Commerce, General | 1 | ||
Chemistry, Other | 1 | ||
Education, Other | 1 | ||
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 1 | ||
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | ||
Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | ||
Chinese Language and Literature | 1 | ||
Grand Total | 3,619 | 1,328 | 122 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Graduation rate | 57% | 53% | 60% |
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Publications & Citations
Publication count by topic
Psychology | |
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Medicine | |
Sociology | |
Computer science | |
Mathematics | |
Political science | |
Physics | |
Materials science | |
Engineering | |
Chemistry | |
Business | |
Economics | |
Biology | |
History | |
Art | |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Environmental science | |
Philosophy |
Topical rankings by citation count
Discipline | World Rank | Citations |
---|---|---|
Political science | 177 | 15,052 |
Sociology | 280 | 22,225 |
Psychology | 342 | 96,078 |
Business | 429 | 16,110 |
History | 483 | 534 |
Philosophy | 522 | 481 |
Economics | 528 | 12,900 |
Mathematics | 605 | 22,341 |
Geology | 608 | 7,884 |
Engineering | 657 | 11,861 |
Physics | 669 | 22,167 |
Computer science | 696 | 26,709 |
Art | 812 | 140 |
Environmental science | 822 | 6,197 |
Geography | 894 | 2,456 |
Medicine | 1016 | 23,144 |
Materials science | 1098 | 14,539 |
Chemistry | 1234 | 19,212 |
Biology | 1420 | 14,215 |
Annual publication & citation counts
Year | Publications | Citations |
---|---|---|
1990 | 177 | 1036 |
1991 | 177 | 1298 |
1992 | 197 | 1300 |
1993 | 208 | 1385 |
1994 | 256 | 1553 |
1995 | 259 | 1606 |
1996 | 316 | 1831 |
1997 | 310 | 2079 |
1998 | 343 | 2407 |
1999 | 325 | 2853 |
2000 | 349 | 3581 |
2001 | 376 | 3997 |
2002 | 371 | 4508 |
2003 | 453 | 5391 |
2004 | 462 | 6417 |
2005 | 501 | 7561 |
2006 | 515 | 8589 |
2007 | 559 | 10460 |
2008 | 571 | 12027 |
2009 | 654 | 13682 |
2010 | 597 | 14954 |
2011 | 676 | 17357 |
2012 | 735 | 19610 |
2013 | 726 | 21684 |
2014 | 907 | 22821 |
2015 | 759 | 22527 |
2016 | 736 | 21478 |
2017 | 786 | 21154 |
2018 | 693 | 20011 |
2019 | 768 | 23946 |
2020 | 792 | 26348 |
General info
Alternative names | WMU |
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Founded | 1903 |
Wikipedia | Western Michigan University |
Motto | Strike gold at Western Michigan University. |
Colors | brown, gold |
Academic Calendar | January to December (January - April; May-June; June-August; August-December) |
Total FTE staff | 2,815 |
Carnegie Classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Location and Contacts
Address | 1903 W Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008-5200 United States |
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City population | 74,000 |
Phone | 2693871000 |
Fax | +1 (269) 387 2096 |