Western Michigan University Business Programs

Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of 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.

Western Michigan University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Accounting	172	0	31	0	203
Finance	182	0	0	0	182
Other Marketing	157	0	0	0	157
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	120	0	0	0	120
General Business Administration and Management	37	0	81	0	118
Supply Chain Management	92	0	0	0	92
E-Commerce	85	0	0	0	85
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	44	0	0	0	44
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	30	0	0	0	30
Advertising	28	0	0	0	28
Fashion Merchandising	25	0	0	0	25
Organizational Leadership	23	0	0	0	23
Management Science	20	0	0	0	20
Human Resources Development	0	2	16	0	18
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	2	0	7	8	17
Financial Planning & Services	12	0	0	0	12
Interior Design Management	0	0	11	0	11
Entrepreneurship	10	0	0	0	10
General Economics	10	0	0	0	10
General Organizational Communication	8	0	0	0	8
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	4	0	0	0	4
Applied & Professional Ethics	4	0	0	0	4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2	0	0	0	2
Information Resources Management	1	0	0	0	1
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	0	0
Telecommunications Management	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,068	2	146	8	1,224

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

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