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Western Michigan University

General Information

Name: Western Michigan University
Address: 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5167
Phone:

  • General information: (269) 387-3530
  • Financial aid office: (269) 387-6000
  • Admissions office: (269) 387-2000

Website: www.wmich.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,866$6,478$5,668
        Out-of-state$16,806$15,856$13,823
Books and supplies$906$880$846
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,877$6,821$6,496
        Other expenses$3,008$2,620$2,548
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,850$5,620$5,440
        Other expenses$3,524$3,500$3,452
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$4,213$4,090$3,964

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$17,657$16,799$15,558
        Off-campus$18,146$16,478$15,406
        Off-campus with family$11,985$11,448$10,478
Out-of-state
        On-campus$27,597$26,177$23,713
        Off-campus$28,086$25,856$23,561
        Off-campus with family$21,925$20,826$18,633

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 86%
  • Federal grants: 19%
  • State/local grants: 65%
  • Institutional grants: 28%
  • Student loans: 48%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2894
  • State/local grants:$1995
  • Institutional grants:$2959
  • Student loans:$3925

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants11,8305,5506,280
Percent admitted85.7%83.1%88.1%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time34.7%37.5%32.4%
Part-time0.2%0.2%0.2%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 26239
Undergraduate enrollment: 21434
First-time student retention: 73%
Overall graduation rate: 54%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 88%
    • Part Time: 12%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 49%
    • Women: 51%

White non-hispanic: 88%
Black non-hispanic: 6%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Construction Management - Master
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Financial Planning and Services - Bachelor
  • Human Resources Development - Master
  • Human Resources Management and Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Information Resources Management/CIO Training - Bachelor
  • Logistics and Materials Management - Bachelor
  • Management Science, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing, Other - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Organizational Communication, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Administration of Special Education - Master
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Biology Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Business Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Education, Other - Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness - Bachelor, Master
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances - Bachelor
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation - Bachelor
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other - Doctor
  • Educational Evaluation and Research - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision - Master
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • French Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Geography Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • German Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Doctor
  • History Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Master
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Master
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, Other - Master
  • Technical Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education - Bachelor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Engineering, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Manufacturing Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Operations Research - Master
  • Structural Engineering - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other - Bachelor
  • Engineering Technology, General - Bachelor
  • Engineering/Industrial Management - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • English Composition - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Apparel and Textiles, General - Bachelor
  • Child Development - Bachelor
  • Family Systems - Bachelor
  • Foodservice Systems Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Athletic Training/Trainer - Bachelor, Master
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  • Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Physician Assistant - Master
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Public/Applied History and Archival Administration - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor, Master
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Master
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master
  • Philosophy, Other - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Counseling Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Psychology - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • American Government and Politics (United States) - Bachelor
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master
  • Applied Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Criminology - Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Economics, Other - Bachelor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, Other - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Transportation and Materials Moving
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew - Bachelor
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Acting - Bachelor
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Arts Management - Master
  • Conducting - Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Dance, Other - Bachelor
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor
  • Interior Design - Bachelor
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies - Bachelor
  • Music Pedagogy - Master
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor, Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Music, Other - Bachelor
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Bachelor
  • Theatre Literature, History and Criticism - Bachelor


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