Western Michigan University
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Details
- Name: Western Michigan University
- Location: Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 84.68%
- Average SAT Scores 1108
- Four Year Completion Rate 28.98% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 57.77% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 59.19% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
Average4 Year29.0%6 Year57.8%8 Year59.2% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $28,655 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $19,098 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $15,298 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $20,115 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $26,188 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $11,780 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $9,557 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $10,010 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $18,710 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $23,468 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $25,313 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $45,356 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $43,067 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $48,394 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $46,003 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $53,562 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $31,651 | No data | $66,118 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,756 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $29,212 | $18,550 | $39,409 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $24,961 | No data | $59,565 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,831 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $37,422 | $28,534 | $67,557 |
| Paper Science and Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,626 | No data | $31,707 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $36,086 | $25,910 | $35,894 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $31,570 | $26,428 | $38,022 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,325 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $28,917 | No data | $70,069 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,647 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,118 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $35,186 | $59,143 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,454 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $34,711 | No data | $57,803 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $32,506 | No data | $27,099 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $25,156 | $21,940 | $32,073 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,695 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $33,858 | No data | $29,516 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,911 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $29,377 | $24,525 | $28,081 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $23,901 | $17,978 | $33,334 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $30,329 | $25,290 | $30,882 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,068 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $20,324 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $29,314 | $18,460 | $32,204 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $24,063 | $15,374 | $62,429 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $31,569 | $19,536 | $44,347 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $30,300 | $22,411 | $46,518 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,559 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $34,814 | $26,597 | $30,671 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $28,826 | $19,296 | $32,776 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $45,642 | $36,086 | $29,743 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $51,618 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $19,743 | $20,508 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,823 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $35,892 | $26,548 | $43,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $34,574 | $31,096 | $43,409 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,959 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,775 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $39,574 | No data | $18,708 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,192 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $36,031 | $28,578 | $33,123 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,184 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $61,109 | $54,942 | $43,255 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,760 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,250 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,690 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $46,881 | No data | $22,541 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $19,207 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $29,537 | $21,877 | $49,945 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Telecommunications Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,235 |