SCHOOLS / WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Western Michigan University

KALAMAZOO, MIIPEDS 172699CARNEGIE CLASS 16
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§ CDS archive
2024-25
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th980
Median1,100
75th1,200
§ 54% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th22
Median26
75th29
§ 5% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 54%ACT SUBMIT 5%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedEarly Action offered
§ Wait list attrition

Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $40.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Limited merit profileAcademic merit aid checked
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$15,273Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio16EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
18359ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate85%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
21701ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2437ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2484ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2023.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile24ADM2023.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile27ADM2023.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate6%ADM2023.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile500ADM2023.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile560ADM2023.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile620ADM2023.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile490ADM2023.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile540ADM2023.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile600ADM2023.SATMT75
SAT submit rate58%ADM2023.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3113DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded109DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded870DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$126COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$15,861COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$12,174COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$126COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$19,826COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$31,251DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$35,033DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment10990DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3717DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2037DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment16744DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment13027DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate96%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,828SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,014SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,594SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate30%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate52%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate30%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityKalamazooHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWestern Michigan UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateMichiganHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years32%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years51%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years58%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate81%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time58%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate64%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate27%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$53,562
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
58%
6-year completion
Average net price
$15,273
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,188
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$34,853$35k
MEDIAN
$53,562$54k
P75
$76,786$77k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$5,263
$30,001 – $48,000
$5,734
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$13,833
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,307
$110,001 and up
$23,625
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
32%
6-yr grad
58%
8-yr grad
58%
Retention
81%
Pell grad
47%
Transfer
27%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.