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Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

Website: Western Michigan University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, Doctor's, Master's, Post-Masters certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Technician
  • Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautica
  • Air Traffic Controller
  • Air Transportation Workers Other
  • Aircraft Pilot and Navigator (Professional)
  • American Government and Politics
  • American Studies / Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Applied and Resource Economics
  • Applied Mathematics General
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Arts & Design
  • Automotive Engineering Technology / Technician
  • Aviation and Airway Science
  • Aviation Management
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences / Life Sciences Other
  • Biology General
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biostatistics
  • Business
  • Business / Managerial Economics
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Chemistry General
  • Chemistry Other
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Clothing Apparel and Textile Workers
  • Clothing / Apparel and Textile Studies
  • College / Postsec. Student Counseling
  • Communications General
  • Communications Other
  • Community Health Liaison
  • Community Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Construction / Building Technology / Technician
  • Consumer Economics and Science
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Other
  • Criminology
  • Dance
  • Dietetics / Human Nutritional Services
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Economics General
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Education of the Blind and Visually Hand
  • Education of the Emotionally Handicapped
  • Education of the Mentally Handicapped
  • Education Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering / Industrial Management
  • Engineering Other
  • Engineering-Related Technologies / Technician
  • English Creative Writing
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Language and Literature / Letter
  • English Teacher Education
  • Enterprise Management and Operations
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Exercise Sciences / Physiology and Movement
  • Family Life and Relations Studies
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Finance General
  • Food Products Retailing and Wholesaling
  • Foods and Nutrition Studies General
  • Foreign Languages Teacher Education
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Retailing Operations
  • Geography
  • Geological and Related Sciences Other
  • Geology
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health Professions and Related Sciences
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History General
  • Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial Productuction Technologies / Technician
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Interior Design
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism
  • Junior High / Intermediate / Middle School Teacher
  • Law and Legal Studies Other
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences / General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Marketing Management and Research Other
  • Marketing Operations / Distribution Teac
  • Mass Communications
  • Material Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Technician
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy
  • Nursing Other
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Operations Research
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Psychology Other
  • Public / Applied History and Archival
  • Public Administration
  • Public Relations
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Religion / Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Social Sciences General
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education General
  • Special Education Other
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Structural Engineering
  • Teacher Education Specific Programs Other
  • Technical Theater / Theater Design
  • Technology / Industrial Arts Teacher
  • Tourism Promotion Operations
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts General

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 Disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 28,657
Undergraduate enrollment 22,756
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 47%
Women 53%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1%
Hispanic 2%
White non-Hispanic 84%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Western Michigan University Information

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