Western Michigan University

  • Details

  • 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.
    Average
    4 Year
    29.0%
    6 Year
    57.8%
    8 Year
    59.2%
  • 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+
  • 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
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