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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Western Michigan University · Campus

Kalamazoo, MI · City · Public · Research university · the Broncos · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Small city
Setting
under 100,000
13,026
Undergraduates
+ 3,667 graduate students
16:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
80%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
19%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Kalamazoo, MI
  • TypePublic · Research university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions85% admitted · admissions
Western Michigan University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

13,0263,667
Undergraduates 13,026Graduate students 3,667

Where first-years come from

79%19%
In state 79%Other states 19%Abroad 2%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

69%9%
White 69%Hispanic 9%Black 8%Asian 3%Two or more 4%International 5%Not reported 2%
  • Women53%
  • Full-time85% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class2,472 entered last fall
  • Transfers in988 8% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online56% take some classes online 6% fully online
  • Registered with disability services7.6% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$11,713$2,631$14,344
Off campus$11,713$2,631$14,344
With family—$3,759$3,759

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety0.8 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

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