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Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · WMU

Public institution in Kalamazoo, MI · 12,704 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $53,562 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,701962nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$15,298966th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,098797th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,655884th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,1881,515th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,562877th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,356857th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
57.8%845th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
79.8%682nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.7%1,050th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1108668th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
12,704197th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.4%1,443rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 115 mi (MDW)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 93 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,823$73,562
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,176$69,338
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$69,757$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,547$70,776
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,240$63,749
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,997—
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,600$63,005
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,438$62,626
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,922$59,576
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$61,814$60,771
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors$61,218$59,576
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,771$65,945

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,373,066 (M $5,214,757 · W $3,158,309)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Western Michigan University’s 12,704 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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