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#633 of 14,131 In the World
#220 of 2,597 In North America
#194 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 62 In Michigan
#1 of 3 In Kalamazoo
#155 of 1,028 For Social Work
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Acceptance rate
85%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Aid receiving
94%
Undergraduates
13,589
Graduates
3,411
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
wmich.edu

Western Michigan University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Western Michigan University has an acceptance rate of 85% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 85% 83% 86%
Applicants 20,501 8,994 11,507
Admissions 17,334 7,445 9,889
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,578 1,195 1,383
Freshmen enrolled part time 43 15 28

8,726 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,811 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,196 or 46%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 990
or below

75% of them
had 1220
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Western Michigan University are 990-1220 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
143 or 6%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 19
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Western Michigan University are 19-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 11381 (67%)
Black or African American 1383 (8%)
Nonresident Alien 1368 (8%)
Hispanic 1339 (8%)
Two or more races 628 (4%)
Asian 513 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 310 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 25 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 10 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$6,813
Students receiving aid
94%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $14,523$17,539
Tuition in-state $14,523$17,539
Tuition out-of-state $18,154$26,308
Fee in-district $100$923
Fee in-state $100$923
Fee out-of-state $100$923

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 5,075
Combined charge for room and board $11,102

Western Michigan University majors

Western Michigan University has granted 3,614 bachelor's degrees across 139 programs, 1,015 master's across 90 programs, and 159 doctorate degrees across 39 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Western Michigan University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Accounting 172 31
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 191
Finance, General 180
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 175 5
Marketing, Other 154
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 57 71
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 115 7
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 118
Business Administration and Management, General 36 81
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 112
Psychology, General 104 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 103
Mechanical Engineering 81 17 3
Clinical & Medical Social Work 96
Applied Behavior Analysis 70 18 4
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 91
Social Work 73 17
E-Commerce & Electronic Commerce 83
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 71 8
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 75
Child Development 58
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 45 12
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 34 16 6
Computer Science 47 4 2
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 51
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 34 7 8
Industrial Engineering 34 11 3
Chemical Engineering 44 3
Counseling Psychology 39 8
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 41 4
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 43
Elementary Education and Teaching 25 18
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 42
Physician Assistant 4 38
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 33 7
Music Performance, General 17 17
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 34
Civil Engineering, General 23 3 7
Dietetics & Dietitian 27 5
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other 32
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 31
Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician 27 3
Physical Therapy & Therapist 29
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 29
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 29
Computer and Information Sciences, General 28
English Language and Literature, General 20 4 4
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 28
Advertising 27
Public Administration 25 1
Public Health, General 13 13
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 26
Fashion Merchandising 25
Music Technology 25
Creative Writing 19 5
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 20 3
Engineering & Industrial Management 13 10
Industrial and Product Design 23
Political Science and Government, General 18 2 3
Drafting and Design Technology & Technician, General 20
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 16 4
Environmental Studies 20
Geography 11 9
Graphic Design 20
Fine & Studio Arts, General 19
Music Teacher Education 19
Education, Other 14 4
Family Systems 18
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 18
Statistics, General 4 11 3
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 17
Management Science 17
Sociology, General 12 1 4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1 7 8
History, General 12 3 1
Human Resources Development 16
Paper Science and Engineering 15 1
Political Science and Government, Other 16
Reading Teacher Education 16
Chemistry, General 6 4 5
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 15
Acting 14
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 1 12 1
Spanish Language and Literature 10 2 2
Athletic Training & Trainer 7 6
Computer Engineering, General 10 3
Interior Design 13
Anthropology, General 11 1
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 12
Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education 3 9
Financial Planning and Services 12
Music Therapy & Therapist 8 4
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 11
Social Studies Teacher Education 11
Special Education and Teaching, General 9 2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 11
Aquatic Biology & Limnology 10
Biochemistry 10
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 10
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 5 5
Geology & Earth Science, General 6 4
Mathematics and Computer Science 4 6
Music, General 7 3
Musical Theatre 10
Art Teacher Education 7 2
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 9
Communication, General 9
Dance, Other 9
Economics, General 9
Educational & Instructional Technology 9
Mathematics, General 3 4 2
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 9
Fashion & Apparel Design 8
Philosophy 2 6
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 7
Dance, General 7
Educational Evaluation and Research 5 2
International & Globalization Studies 7
Jazz & Jazz Studies 7
Organizational Communication, General 7
Physics, General 6 1
Public & Applied History 5 2
American Government and Politics (United States) 6
Art & Art Studies, General 6
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 6
Organizational Leadership 6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6
Religion & Religious Studies 3 3
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 5
Geochemistry 5
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 3
Japanese Language and Literature 5
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 5
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 1 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 5
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General 5
Secondary Education and Teaching 5
Special Education and Teaching, Other 5
Structural Engineering 5
Technical Teacher Education 5
Writing, General 5
Applied Mathematics, General 4
Audiology & Audiologist 4
Clinical Psychology 4
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 4
Music Theory and Composition 3 1
Secondary School Administration & Principalship 4
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 4
Conducting 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 3
Voice and Opera 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
Biology Teacher Education 1 1
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 1
Engineering, Other 1 1
Family and Community Services 1 1
Food Science 2
Foreign Language Teacher Education 2
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 2
Journalism 2
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 2
Physics Teacher Education 1 1
Social Psychology 2
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 2
Administration of Special Education 1
Applied and Professional Ethics 1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General 1
Chemistry Teacher Education 1
Chemistry, Other 1
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other 1
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 1
French Language and Literature 1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1
Information Resources Management 1
Medical Informatics 1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 1
Public Policy Analysis, General 1
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 1
Grand Total 3,614 1,015 159

Western Michigan University has a graduation rate of 55%, which is among the 50% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 55% 54% 56%
  • Full-time retention rate - 77%
  • Part-time retention rate - 43%

Publications & Citations

Western Michigan University is a world-class research university with 22,998 scientific papers published and 345,642 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Biology, Medicine, Political Science, Environmental Science, Law, and Psychology.

Publications
22,998
Citations
345,642

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
13,527 / 198,422
Engineering
9,441 / 171,606
Computer Science
9,262 / 162,418
Physics
8,435 / 163,229
Biology
8,267 / 156,923
Medicine
8,174 / 138,457
Political Science
8,131 / 120,820
Environmental Science
8,032 / 137,571
Law
7,422 / 108,183
Psychology
7,379 / 131,656
Sociology
6,812 / 101,316
Chemistry
6,441 / 132,025
Philosophy
6,252 / 107,912
Mathematics
5,677 / 100,649
Quantum and Particle physics
5,661 / 107,529
Business
5,029 / 89,370
Geography and Cartography
4,908 / 73,206
History
4,272 / 44,452
Economics
4,214 / 58,084
Geology
3,897 / 75,452
Statistics
3,560 / 71,891
Materials Science
3,419 / 74,391
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,169 / 56,161
Organic Chemistry
3,136 / 70,402
Archaeology
3,125 / 41,261
Ecology
2,902 / 68,698
Psychiatry
2,902 / 55,806
Linguistics
2,829 / 52,113
Social Psychology
2,676 / 65,654
Art & Design
2,654 / 30,854
Genetics
2,593 / 46,017
Biochemistry
2,534 / 49,058
Paleontology
2,509 / 52,142
Development Studies
2,497 / 33,817
Management
2,397 / 51,880
Pathology
2,392 / 39,361
Optical Engineering
2,075 / 39,252
Mechanical Engineering
2,025 / 28,156
Education Majors
1,983 / 27,130
Machine Learning
1,794 / 40,502

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 193 976
1992 214 1021
1993 261 1014
1994 271 1120
1995 281 1193
1996 338 1300
1997 355 1560
1998 389 1859
1999 375 2247
2000 397 2714
2001 404 2973
2002 441 3640
2003 501 4018
2004 511 4687
2005 535 5302
2006 588 5893
2007 599 7172
2008 607 7884
2009 698 9227
2010 634 10257
2011 710 11536
2012 728 13306
2013 731 14139
2014 939 14965
2015 811 15582
2016 828 16010
2017 882 16092
2018 853 18812
2019 914 21810
2020 1081 25538
2021 971 28140
2022 839 28008
2023 843 28189
Academic rankings

Western Michigan University alumni

  1. Terry Crews

    Terry Crews
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    film actorfilm producerartistvoice actoractor
    Biography

    Terry Alan Crews is an American actor, television host, and former football player. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords in the Fox and NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021). Crews starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews (2010–2011), and hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2014 to 2015. He has appeared in films, including Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), the Expendables series (2010–2014), and Rumble (2021). Crews began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series America's Got Talent: The Champions.

  2. Tim Allen

    Tim Allen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    comedianfilm actortelevision presentervoice actorracing automobile driver
    Biography

    Timothy Alan Dick, known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present).

  3. Bruce Campbell

    Bruce Campbell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm actoractorfilm producerproducer
    Biography

    Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American actor and moviemaker. He is known best for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series, beginning with the short movie Within the Woods (1978). He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies such as Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002).

  4. Luther Vandross

    Luther Vandross
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-2005 (aged 54)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritersingerrecord produceractorcomposer
    Biography

    Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Throughout his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide. Known as the "Velvet Voice", Vandross has been recognized as one of the 200 greatest singers of all time (2023) by Rolling Stone, as well as one of the greatest R&B artists by Billboard. In addition, NPR named him one of the 50 Great Voices. He was the recipient of eight Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year in 2004 for a track recorded not long before his death, "Dance with My Father". In 2021, he was posthumously inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names WMU
Founded 1903
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 2,316
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008-5200
United States
City population 74,000
Phone 2693871000

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