Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University admitted 85% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,902 a year. Within six years, 59% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 85%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $30,098 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,902 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $5,317 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,954 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,908 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 59%
- Students who return for a second year
- 81%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $57,828 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,568
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 32%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 28%
- Engineering
- 8%
- Health professions
- 7%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
- Education
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Kairos University SD · 85% admitted
- Lenoir-Rhyne University NC · 85% admitted
- San Jose State University CA · 85% admitted
- Goldey-Beacom College DE · 85% admitted
- Indiana University-Southeast IN · 85% admitted
- Otterbein University OH · 85% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.