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1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5167
p. 269-387-3530
w. www.wmich.edu

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)
UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District2606

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Western Michigan University?
903rd for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $7,654 $7,654 $18,774
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $728 $728 $728
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $265 $265 $649
FT Graduate Tuition $9,639 $9,639 $20,415
FT Graduate Required Fees $728 $728 $728
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $402 $402 $851
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $20,298 $20,298 $31,418
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $20,058 $20,058 $31,178
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $13,770 $13,770 $24,890

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $7,260 $7,928 $7,260 $7,928 $16,806 $18,420
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $925 $944
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,222 $7,565
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,072 $3,132
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,994 $7,324
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,072 $3,132
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $4,302 $4,580

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$35
Graduate Application Fee$40
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 12,379 (5,751 male / 6,628 female)
Admitted 10,253 (4,623 male / 5,630 female)
Admission rate 83%
First-time Enrollment 3,193 (1,584 male / 1,609 female)
FT Enrollment 3,163 (1,572 male / 1,591 female)
PT Enrollment 30 (12 male / 18 female)
Total Enrollment24,576

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Western Michigan University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /  N/A / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Western Michigan University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Mid-American Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Mid-American Conference

ACT Test Admission

680th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 97%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 25

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity5,477
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 456 570 226 194 58 8,960 218 10,682
Accounting 2 10 8 12 294 6 332
Acting 4 2 26 2 34
Advertising 2 6 4 6 88 2 108
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 4 2 36 42
African-American/Black Studies 2 2
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 4 160 164
American Government and Politics (United States) 26 26
Anthropology 2 2 36 6 46
Apparel and Textiles, General 2 2 78 82
Applied Economics 12 4 16
Applied Mathematics 10 2 8 20
Area Studies, Other
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 8 10
Art Teacher Education 38 4 42
Art/Art Studies, General 2 2 28 32
Arts Management 2 4 6
Athletic Training/Trainer 2 2 18 22
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 2 62 66
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician 2 2
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 2 8 2 86 2 100
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 2 2 28 32
Biochemistry 4 2 6
Biology Teacher Education 20 20
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6 2 2 32 2 44
Biomedical Sciences, General 10 8 6 10 2 170 6 212
Business Administration and Management, General 46 12 12 14 2 150 4 240
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 4 2 2 10 2 20
Business Teacher Education 2 8 10
Business/Commerce, General 10 10
Chemical Engineering 2 30 2 34
Chemistry Teacher Education 2 2
Chemistry, General 6 10 16
Child Development 6 2 2 34 2 46
Civil Engineering, General 8 2 2 58 70
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 4 2 16 22
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 14 4 2 2 108 132
Communication and Media Studies, Other 2 2
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 2 2
Computer Engineering, General 8 14 22
Computer Science 44 52 96
Computer and Information Sciences, General 8 6 2 4 64 2 86
Counseling Psychology 2 6 4 44 56
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 4 16 4 176 8 208
Creative Writing 10 2 2 4 100 8 126
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 6 26 2 2 190 226
Dance, General 2 20 22
Dance, Other 4 4
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other 2 4 52 58
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 6 6
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 14 14
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2 2 44 48
Economics, General 14 2 14 2 32
Economics, Other 2 14 16
Education, Other 6 40 46
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2 36 38
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation 40 40
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 2 4 60 2 68
Educational Evaluation and Research 2 2
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 22 2 4 156 4 188
Educational/Instructional Media Design 2 62 8 72
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 28 6 54 4 92
Elementary Education and Teaching 14 6 2 480 4 506
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other 22 22
Engineering, Other 6 2 2 2 30 42
Engineering/Industrial Management 16 6 4 72 98
English Composition 2 2 2 30 36
English Language and Literature, General 2 58 2 62
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 12 4 2 2 118 138
Environmental Studies 14 14
Family Systems 10 2 38 2 52
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 4 14 52 4 74
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 2 8 2 2 2 86 102
Finance, General 28 2 8 8 2 242 6 296
Financial Planning and Services 26 26
Fine/Studio Arts, General 2 48 50
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 2 2
French Language Teacher Education 2 2
French Language and Literature 10 10
Geography 2 2 38 42
Geography Teacher Education 2 2 4
Geography, Other 4 4
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 2 2
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 34 36
German Language Teacher Education 2 2
German Language and Literature 4 4
Graphic Design 4 42 46
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 6 6
Health Teacher Education 2 18 20
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 20 2 164 4 190
Health and Physical Education, General 6 6
History Teacher Education 4 6 70 80
History, General 2 2 2 32 38
History, Other 4 4
Human Resources Development 8 2 2 2 18 2 34
Human Resources Management and Services, Other 2 8 2 74 4 90
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 4 4
Industrial Design 2 2 22 26
Industrial Engineering 16 2 4 2 14 2 40
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 14 14
Information Resources Management/CIO Training 32 32
Interior Design 2 28 30
International/Global Studies 2 2 2 24 30
Jazz/Jazz Studies 2 16 18
Journalism 6 46 2 54
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 6 6
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 2 26 28
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 6 8 4 92 2 112
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 2 2
Logistics and Materials Management 6 10 4 4 122 2 148
Management Science, General 8 24 6 12 2 296 10 358
Manufacturing Engineering 6 4 22 32
Marketing, Other 2 16 6 2 2 372 400
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 6 10 6 4 246 10 282
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 4 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 8 2 46 56
Mathematics, General 32 32
Mechanical Engineering 12 2 4 2 120 140
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 8 8
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 12 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30 8 6 2 190 6 242
Music Pedagogy 8 2 10
Music Performance, General 14 2 2 54 4 76
Music Teacher Education 2 4 64 70
Music Theory and Composition 6 6
Music Therapy/Therapist 2 12 14
Music, General 2 20 22
Music, Other 20 20
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2 2
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) 2 8 10
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 2 4 4 2 162 176
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 12 6 2 260 4 284
Operations Research 2 2
Organizational Communication, General 6 8 2 4 116 2 138
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 2 10 12
Philosophy 4 2 2 42 2 52
Philosophy, Other 8 8
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 64 66
Physician Assistant 6 4 2 58 4 74
Physics Teacher Education 8 8
Physics, General 6 2 10 18
Piano and Organ 2 2
Political Science and Government, General 2 2 2 2 46 2 56
Political Science and Government, Other 4 2 2 46 54
Psychology, General 4 24 14 4 360 14 420
Public Administration 6 12 2 2 88 6 116
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other (NEW) Any instructional program in organizational communication, public relations, and advertising not listed above 8 8 2 80 98
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration 2 2 26 2 32
Reading Teacher Education 4 64 68
Religion/Religious Studies 32 2 34
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 22 2 26
Social Psychology 2 6 8
Social Science Teacher Education 2 12 14
Social Work 2 30 8 6 2 222 16 286
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 2 8 10
Sociology 4 62 2 68
Spanish Language Teacher Education 16 16
Spanish Language and Literature 6 6 10 6 52 2 82
Special Education and Teaching, General 2 82 4 88
Special Education and Teaching, Other 18 18
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 42 2 46
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 2 2 20 24
Statistics, General 6 2 10 18
Structural Engineering 28 28
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 6 2 2 34 2 46
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 2 14 16
Technical Teacher Education 2 2
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 2 8 10
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 4 4
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 6 18 2 26
Voice and Opera 8 8
Women's Studies 2 2

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Western Michigan University 498th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $77,635 ($83,678 male / $67,942 female)
Number of FT Faculty 862 (531 male / 331 female)
Number of PT Faculty 543
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $33,483,032

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