Western Michigan University
Work 1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Work(269) 387-2000
Admissions E-mail: ask-wmu@wmich.edu
Web site: http://www.wmich.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : Western Michigan University
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1903 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 19,854 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $187,997,000 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 8/1 |
| Application fee: | $35 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 84.9% |
| Selectivity: | selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 In-state: $8,382; Out-of-state: $19,502 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Western Michigan University is one of the nation's top-100 public universities and one of Michigan's four major research universities. WMU enjoys an international reputation in fields as varied as aviation, graph theory, medieval studies, engineering and jazz studies. Located in Kalamazoo, two and one-half hours equidistant from Detroit and Chicago, WMU offer access to state-of-the-art academic facilities to its over 24,000 students--with nearly 20,000 at the undergraduate level. Students also enjoy Division I athletics, the benefit of more than 300 student organizations and all of the recreational and cultural amenities of a mid-sized college town that is just a short drive from the beaches of Lake Michigan and West Michigan ski slopes. |
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