Western Michigan University Teaching Programs

Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Western Michigan University?

Contact details for WMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200
Phone:	269-387-1000
Website:	wmich.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/wmich
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/wmunews

How Do I Get Into WMU?

You can apply to WMU online at: https://wmich.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for WMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WMU?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, WMU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 46% of students accepted to WMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 610.

WMU received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Western Michigan University?

The overall average net price of WMU is $23,926. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WMU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,933 a year. That adds up to $31,732 over four years for those students.

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,587 undergraduate students at WMU, with 12,149 being full-time and 2,438 being part-time.

There are also 3,679 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,149 full-time undergraduates at WMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Michigan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	259
Black or African American	1,045
Hispanic or Latino	1,001
White	8,416
International Students	735
Other Races/Ethnicities	693

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Western Michigan University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at WMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Western Michigan University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at WMU. In 2022-2023, 10,537 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WMU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WMU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational Evaluation & Research	33%
Educational/Instructional Technology	10%
General Special Education	42%
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	33%
Science Education	68%
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	50%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	32%

Western Michigan University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	45	0	12	0	57
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	0	0	43	0	43
Elementary Education	25	0	18	0	43
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	12	29	0	41
English & Language Arts Education	25	0	0	0	25
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	20	3	23
Science Education	8	1	12	1	22
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	1	16	4	21
Music Education	21	0	0	0	21
Other Education	14	0	0	4	18
Social Studies Education	17	0	0	0	17
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	16	0	16
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	15	0	0	0	15
Mathematics Education	12	0	1	1	14
General Special Education	0	1	9	2	12
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	3	0	9	0	12
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	11	0	0	0	11
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	1	9	0	10
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	1	9	0	10
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	2	5	2	9
Art Education	7	0	2	0	9
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	6	6
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	6	0	6
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	5	0	5
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	5	0	5
Secondary Education	0	0	5	0	5
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	4	4
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	0	4	0	4
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	3	0	3
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	2	0	1	3
Earth Science Teacher Education	2	0	0	1	3
Biology Education	1	0	0	1	2
Modern Language Education	0	0	2	0	2
Physics Education	1	0	0	1	2
Spanish Education	2	0	0	0	2
Administration of Special Education	0	0	1	0	1
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	1	0	1
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	0	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Geography Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
German Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0	0
Latin Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	210	21	243	31	505

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.