Western Michigan University

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 84.94%
    • Average SAT Scores 1129
    • Four Year Completion Rate 26.57% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 56.69% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 55.82% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $26,567.00 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: $16,041.00 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $13,017.00 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $20,000.00 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: $26,000.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $11,251.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $13,112.00 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 $15,552.00 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 $20,840.00 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 $23,726.00 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 $25,176.00 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 $40,533.00 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 No data 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 $45,360.00 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 No data 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 $49,652.00 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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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $27,137.00 $19,243.00 $33,334.00
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $36,204.00 $32,172.00 $35,894.00
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,695.00
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology 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
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,118.00
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $32,150.00 $20,000.00 $39,409.00
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,325.00
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $16,965.00 No data $70,069.00
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,647.00
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree $29,556.00 $27,200.00 $29,516.00
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,132.00 No data $31,707.00
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $19,804.00 No data $66,118.00
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,756.00
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $32,324.00 $30,203.00 $59,143.00
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,454.00
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,803.00
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,099.00
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $26,700.00 $18,704.00 $32,073.00
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $29,135.00 $18,000.00 $30,671.00
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $28,389.00 $22,593.00 $28,081.00
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,775.00
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $20,648.00 No data $18,708.00
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,250.00
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
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,618.00
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data $20,939.00 $20,508.00
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,823.00
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $34,159.00 No data $38,022.00
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $40,740.00 No data $59,565.00
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,831.00
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $33,080.00 $24,852.00 $67,557.00
Paper Science and Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,559.00
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 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
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $29,122.00 $23,820.00 $32,776.00
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $39,372.00 $34,876.00 $29,743.00
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,192.00
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $26,906.00 $16,777.00 $33,123.00
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,184.00
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree $62,700.00 $53,374.00 $43,255.00
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $29,140.00 No data $24,760.00
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,911.00
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree $34,605.00 No data $19,207.00
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $28,527.00 $20,172.00 $49,945.00
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
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $33,250.00 $34,000.00 $30,882.00
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $31,200.00 No data $34,068.00
Music Bachelor's Degree No data $23,960.00 $20,324.00
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree $28,974.00 $18,460.00 $32,204.00
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 $25,235.00
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $34,178.00 No data $26,690.00
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $50,772.00 No data $22,541.00
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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $20,385.00 $11,821.00 $62,429.00
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $27,946.00 $18,250.00 $44,347.00
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $34,516.00 $24,296.00 $46,518.00
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $36,303.00 $27,295.00 $43,500.00
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree $33,951.00 $32,081.00 $43,409.00
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,959.00