Kalamazoo, Michigan · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Western Michigan University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 16,744 students in fall 2024, including 13,027 undergraduates and 3,717 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Western Michigan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 243 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, Finance, and Psychology, General. It awarded 4,305 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 32 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
16,744
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
4,305
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
243
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 243
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
64%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,941
Master's degrees
1,096
Doctoral degrees (research)
86
Professional doctorates
73
Certificates under 1 year
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
101
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
16,744
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,027
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,717
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,507
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,038
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,469
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
32
Programs with a fully online option
141
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
62%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-American Conference
President
Russ Kavalhuna
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization