Western Michigan University is a public institution that was founded in 1903. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 17,760, its setting is city, and the campus size is 1,200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Western Michigan University's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #246. Its in-state tuition and fees are $13,017; out-of-state tuition and fees are $16,041.Western Michigan University is located in the city of Kalamazoo, midway between Detroit and Chicago. The university offers more than 140 undergraduate programs and many master's degrees as well, including those in the Haworth College of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Education and Human Development. Graduate students interested in careers in health can enroll in highly ranked programs training speech-language pathologists, physician assistants, rehabilitation counselors and audiologists.Outside the classroom, WMU students can get involved by exploring more than 300 student organizations, playing a recreational sport or pledging one of the nearly 30 fraternities and sororities. Off campus, WMU students can check out the city's theater and festivals, or drive 40 minutes to the Lake Michigan beaches of South Haven. Student athletes can try out for the many WMU Broncos varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Notable WMU alumni include Tim Allen, who starred in the television program "Home Improvement" and voiced Buzz Lightyear in the animated "Toy Story" movies.
Acceptance Rate:81% Average GPA:3.4 SAT:990-1190 ACT:20-26 Application Deadline:rolling School Website:http://www.msu.edu/ School Nature:Public, Coed Year Founded:1855 School Type:national-universities Total Enrollment:22,562 Tuition and Fees:$16,041 (2019-20) In-state Tuition:$13,017 (2019-20) Room and board:$10,567 (2019-20) Academic Calendar:Semester Setting:Suburban Religious Affiliation:None Endowment:$3.3 billion +