Western Michigan University
http://www.wmich.edu1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5167
(269) 387-3530
Western Michigan University is a student-centered research university, building intellectual inquiry, investigation, and discovery into all undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University provides leadership in teaching, research, learning, and public service. Nationally recognized and internationally engaged, the University:
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad Weekend/evening college |
| Student Services | Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice |
| Campus Setting | City: Small |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
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At Western Michigan University, 79.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 61.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $4,706), and 45% receive loans ($9,097 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $7,784. Off campus it is around $7,544. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Western Michigan University is $15,285 per year. |
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| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $8,382 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $19,502 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $9,639 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $20,415 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $20,298 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $31,418 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $20,058 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $13,770 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $31,178 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $24,890 |
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In Fall 2009, 12,379 people applied to Western Michigan University. Of the applicants, 83.0% were admitted (80.0% male & 85.0% female ) and 31.0% accepted (34.0% male and 29.0% female) Of the 19,547 undergraduate students at Western Michigan University, 13.0% are part-time. A majority (88.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 80.0% of the 5,029 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 89.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 72.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 36.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 19.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 54.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 54.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Yearly Application Deadline | November 1 |
| Admissions Office Phone | (269) 387-2000 |
| Admissions Office Email | ask-wmu@wmich.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | 1903 W. Michigan Avenue Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5211 USA |
| Admissions Transfer URL | http://www.wmich.edu/transfer/ |
| Admissions Website | http://www.wmich.edu/admissions/ (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://www.wmich.edu/admi/undergradapp/index.html |
| Application Fee | $35 |
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In order to be accepted to Western Michigan University, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 20 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 25 |
| ACT English (25th Percentile) | 19 |
| ACT English (75th Percentile) | 25 |
| ACT Math (25th Percentile) | 19 |
| ACT Math (75th Percentile) | 25 |
| Western Michigan University Programs | |||||
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 2 | ||||
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | ||||
| Area Studies, Other | 0 | ||||
| Women's Studies | 1 | ||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 123 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Biochemistry | 3 | ||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 14 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 106 | ||||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 1 | 984 | 170 | ||
| Accounting | 143 | 23 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 120 | ||||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 10 | ||||
| Business/Commerce, General | 5 | ||||
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | 7 | ||||
| Finance, General | 148 | ||||
| Financial Planning and Services | 13 | ||||
| Human Resources Development | 17 | ||||
| Human Resources Management and Services, Other | 45 | ||||
| Information Resources Management/CIO Training | 16 | ||||
| Logistics and Materials Management | 74 | ||||
| Management Science, General | 179 | ||||
| Marketing, Other | 200 | ||||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 141 | ||||
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 1 | ||||
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | 13 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 258 | 9 | |||
| Advertising | 54 | ||||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 1 | ||||
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 58 | 8 | |||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 1 | ||||
| Journalism | 27 | ||||
| Organizational Communication, General | 68 | 1 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 49 | ||||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 69 | 22 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 43 | ||||
| Computer Science | 26 | 22 | |||
| Education | 1 | 574 | 487 | 35 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 15 | 6 | |||
| Biology Teacher Education | 10 | ||||
| Business Teacher Education | 5 | ||||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 11 | ||||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 104 | 4 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 23 | 1 | |||
| Education, Other | 23 | ||||
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness | 34 | ||||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 19 | ||||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | 20 | ||||
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 6 | ||||
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other | 4 | ||||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 1 | 2 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 0 | 94 | 8 | ||
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 1 | 35 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 237 | 16 | |||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 64 | 5 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 13 | 24 | |||
| French Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Geography Teacher Education | 2 | ||||
| German Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Health Teacher Education | 10 | ||||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 7 | ||||
| History Teacher Education | 40 | ||||
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 3 | ||||
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | 14 | ||||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 19 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 35 | ||||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 33 | ||||
| Physics Teacher Education | 4 | ||||
| Reading Teacher Education | 34 | ||||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 5 | ||||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 7 | ||||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 8 | ||||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 44 | 1 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | 9 | ||||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 8 | ||||
| Technical Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Engineering | 216 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | 21 | ||||
| Chemical Engineering | 17 | ||||
| Civil Engineering, General | 30 | 5 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 8 | 3 | |||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 28 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 18 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 8 | 12 | |||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 12 | 4 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Operations Research | 1 | ||||
| Structural Engineering | 14 | ||||
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 36 | 25 | |||
| Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | ||||
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | 11 | ||||
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 24 | 25 | |||
| English language and literature/letters | 96 | 16 | 7 | ||
| Creative Writing | 50 | 13 | 2 | ||
| English Composition | 18 | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | 28 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 91 | ||||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 41 | ||||
| Child Development | 23 | ||||
| Family Systems | 26 | ||||
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 1 | ||||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 36 | 12 | 3 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 5 | ||||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | ||||
| Latin Language and Literature | 0 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 29 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 29 | 314 | 161 | 6 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 8 | 3 | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences | 3 | ||||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 33 | ||||
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | 29 | ||||
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | 95 | ||||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 3 | 3 | |||
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 2 | ||||
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | 6 | ||||
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 4 | 3 | |||
| Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) | 5 | ||||
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 88 | ||||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 53 | 89 | |||
| Physician Assistant | 1 | 36 | |||
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 23 | ||||
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 23 | ||||
| History | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1 | |
| History, General | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||
| History, Other | 2 | ||||
| Public/Applied History and Archival Administration | 10 | 6 | |||
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 1 | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 1 | ||||
| Mathematics and statistics | 20 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Applied Mathematics | 5 | 5 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 13 | 3 | |||
| Statistics, General | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 16 | ||||
| Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician | 16 | ||||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 136 | 4 | |||
| International/Global Studies | 15 | ||||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 4 | ||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 121 | ||||
| Natural resources and conservation | 7 | ||||
| Environmental Studies | 7 | ||||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 55 | 22 | |||
| Health and Physical Education, General | 3 | ||||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 49 | 7 | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 6 | ||||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 12 | ||||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 23 | 24 | |||
| Philosophy | 7 | 19 | |||
| Philosophy, Other | 4 | ||||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 12 | 5 | |||
| Physical sciences | 21 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 1 | 1 | |||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 13 | 5 | |||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 2 | 1 | |||
| Physics, General | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Psychology | 194 | 55 | 21 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 4 | ||||
| Counseling Psychology | 28 | 5 | |||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 7 | ||||
| Psychology, General | 190 | 20 | 11 | ||
| School Psychology | 1 | ||||
| Social Psychology | 4 | ||||
| Public administration and social service professions | 56 | 145 | |||
| Public Administration | 58 | ||||
| Social Work | 56 | 87 | |||
| Security and protective services | 113 | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 113 | ||||
| Social sciences | 1 | 143 | 36 | 8 | |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 13 | ||||
| Anthropology | 16 | 7 | |||
| Applied Economics | 8 | 2 | |||
| Criminology | 1 | ||||
| Economics, General | 8 | 8 | |||
| Economics, Other | 8 | ||||
| Geography | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Geography, Other | 2 | ||||
| Political Science and Government, General | 25 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Political Science and Government, Other | 27 | ||||
| Sociology | 30 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Transportation and materials moving | 132 | ||||
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 82 | ||||
| Aviation/Airway Management and Operations | 50 | ||||
| Visual and performing arts | 233 | 39 | |||
| Acting | 17 | ||||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | ||||
| Art/Art Studies, General | 15 | 1 | |||
| Arts Management | 3 | ||||
| Dance, General | 11 | ||||
| Dance, Other | 2 | ||||
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 3 | ||||
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 51 | ||||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 25 | ||||
| Graphic Design | 23 | ||||
| Industrial Design | 13 | ||||
| Interior Design | 15 | ||||
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 9 | ||||
| Music Pedagogy | 5 | ||||
| Music Performance, General | 9 | 29 | |||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | 1 | |||
| Music, General | 11 | ||||
| Music, Other | 10 | ||||
| Piano and Organ | 1 | ||||
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 5 | ||||
| Theatre Literature, History and Criticism | 2 | ||||
| Voice and Opera | 4 | ||||
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