Western Michigan University

Name: Western Michigan University Common Data Set 2024-25
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Common Data Set 2024-25

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SAT Composite

980-1200

SAT Math

470-600

SAT Reading

500-620

ACT Composite

22-29

§ 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 →

Federal outcomes

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.

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

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General Information

7 TABLES

Respondent Information

Name:W illiam M.

Title:McQuitty

Office:Institutional Research Analyst

Mailing Address:Office of Institutional Research

City/State/Zip/Country:2002 W Michigan Ave

E-mail Address:Kalamazoo MI 49008-5253 USA

Phone:(269) 387-4431

Email Address:william.m.mcquitty@wmich.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

Address Information

Name of College/University:W estern Michigan University

Mailing Address:1903 W Michigan Ave

City/State/Zip/Country:Kalamazoo MI 49008-5200 USA

Admissions Office Mailing Address:(269) 387-1000

Admissions E-mail Address:wmich.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:(269) 387-2000

Admissions Email Address:Is there a separate URL for your school's

Institutional Control

PublicPublic

Classification

Coeducational collegeCoeducational college

Academic Year

SemesterSemester

DEI

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://wmich.edu/diversity

Enrollment And Persistence

6 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1103	352	3814	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	1334	364	4030	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	0	0	Not reported

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	13860	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	3745	17605	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	42	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	227	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	244	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1712	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	4	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	76	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	140	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	39	Not reported	Not reported
Total	2484	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	12
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	3113
Postbachelor's certificates	77
Master's degrees	870
Post-master's certificates	0
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	109
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	78
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Not reported	263	420	948
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	2	4
Final cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	81.1%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics3

Science3

Foreign language2

Social studies3

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	Yes	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	—	—	Yes	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	Yes	—
Talent or ability	—	—	—	Yes
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	—	Yes
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	54.0	1341
ACT	4.6	114

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	980	1100	1200
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	500	560	620
SAT math	470	530	600
ACT composite	22	26	29
ACT math	22	25	28
ACT English	20	24	28
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class16.8

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class41.0

Percent in top half of high school graduating class75.9

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class24.1

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4.3

Percent who had GPA of 4.021.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9922.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411.4

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9912.5

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.0

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.1

Percent who had GPA below 1.00.0

Total100.0

Percent who had GPA of 4.012.0

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9919.7

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.4

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4914.7

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2415.8

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9918.4

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.492.7

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.3

Percent who had GPA below 1.00.0

Total100.0

Percent who had GPA of 4.017.7

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9921.4

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2413.3

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9915.0

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.7

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.2

Percent who had GPA below 1.00.0

Total100.0

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.53

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:96.9

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?No

Amount of application fee:40

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:One year

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?No

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Total
Applied	1017	1041	2058
Admitted	780	817	1597
Enrolled	458	476	934

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Applicants with fewer than 24 semester hours of transferable work completed must also submit a high school transcript or an official GED score.

Fall8

Winter15

Fall12

Winter1

Spring Notification Date: Month5

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Other

Spring Notification Date: Day1

Transfer Credit Policies

American Council on Education (ACE)Yes

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:All W MU military/veteran students submitting the DD214 or an official JST will receive a military block of 9 credit hours for basic training, which shall include two credit hours for Area VIII Health and W ell-Being of the General Education Program and deems this requirement satisfied. Additional credit hours may be granted for various ACE recommended, faculty approved courses listed on the Joint Services Transcript (JST).

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

English (including composition)X

Physical EducationX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Other (describe):X

Describe:U.S. Cultures and Non-western Cultures

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)21%

Percent who live off campus or commute17%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)18%

Percent who live off campus or commute70%

Percent of students age 25 and older11%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Housing

Coed dormsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Special housing for international studentsX

Theme housingX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://wmich.edu/registrar/calculator

If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	15126	15126
Tuition: in-state	15126	15126
Tuition: out-of-state	18908	18908
Tuition: nonresident	18908	18908
Required fees	126	126
Food and housing, on-campus	12174	12174
Housing only, on-campus	6279	6279
Food only, on-campus meal plan	5895	5895
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	12174
Transportation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other expenses	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:$630

In-district:$630

In-state (out-of-district):$788

Financial Aid

8 TABLES

Reporting Year

2024-20252023-2024 estimated

Methodology

Both FM and IM23968690

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$12,481,954

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$37,639,265

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$5,749,560

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$79,839,469

Total Scholarships/Grants$28,438,155

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$482,683

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$28,920,838

Total Self-Help$4,941,872

Parent Loans$726,036

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,517,985

Athletic Awards$0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$17,302

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$14,310,884

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,510,546

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$18,838,732

Total Scholarships/Grants$25,060,432

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$25,060,432

Total Self-Help$11,117,593

Parent Loans$1,522,092

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,900,365

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,839

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:3

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)1

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):12

If yes, starting date (Day):10

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Alumni affiliationX

ArtX

AthleticsX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

AcademicsX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H W estern Michigan University Common Data Set 2023-2024

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio16

based on ____ students13,864

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	0.03%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.57%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.09%
Communication/journalism	8.33%	Not reported	2.87%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.84%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	7.01%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	7.83%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	1.18%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.18%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.09%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.45%
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.51%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.66%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.27%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	6.53%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	3.20%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.27%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	33.33%	Not reported	0.73%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5.08%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	1.81%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	1.96%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.48%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	8.04%
Visual and performing arts	50.01%	Not reported	6.80%
Health professions and related programs	8.33%	Not reported	6.92%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	26.18%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.39%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	0.00%	100.0%

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