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Kalamazoo, MI · Public · 12,568 undergraduates · urban

Western Michigan University

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Western Michigan pairs a traditional Kalamazoo university with a substantial aviation school operating separately at the Battle Creek Executive Airport.

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strongest in affordability and academic standing.
Academic Steady Affordability Steady Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Emerging
Admission
84.7% admitted

20,100 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
61.3%

$53,562 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Western Michigan University apart

Academic design

Aviation flight science, aviation technical operations, engineering, business, education, and health programs emphasize applied professional preparation.

Campus pattern

Main campus is in Kalamazoo; aviation students spend significant time at nearby Battle Creek facilities.

Career & value signal

Aviation, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and Michigan corporate employers provide regional pathways.

Can I get in?

84.7% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

20,100

About 85 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 84.7%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%990–1220
8401360
ACT middle 50%20–27
1532

Of admitted students, 58% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA19%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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What Western Michigan University weighs when it reads a file

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Aviation flight science, aviation technical operations, engineering, business, education, and health programs emphasize applied professional preparation.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Western Michigan pairs a traditional Kalamazoo university with a substantial aviation school operating separately at the Battle Creek Executive Airport.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Early ActionDec 1
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$40 application fee

Fee waiver: u.s. only

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$33,393
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$15,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Western Michigan University

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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years61.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one80.5%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$53,562

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Marketing

Recent graduates227
Median earnings$71,371

Admits separately

Air Transportation

Recent graduates207
Median earnings$89,564

What is campus life like?

Western Michigan University beyond the classroom

Main campus is in Kalamazoo; aviation students spend significant time at nearby Battle Creek facilities.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Aviation flight science, aviation technical operations, engineering, business, education, and health programs emphasize applied professional preparation.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Main campus is in Kalamazoo; aviation students spend significant time at nearby Battle Creek facilities.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Aviation, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and Michigan corporate employers provide regional pathways.

12,568 undergraduatesMidwesturban settingCampus housing available