unitid 172699 · Kalamazoo, MI · public 4-year · city (small)
Western Michigan University
- enrollment 2023
- 18,774
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
85%
52nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
12,568
78th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
32nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
75th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$29,237
85th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,273
after aid, aided students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$53,562
after entry, Title IV students
59th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$26,188
96th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,263 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k25%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k18%
- 110k+26%
- Median family income
- $51,034
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,252
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 237 | $70,882 | $26,031 |
| Marketing. | 227 | $70,079 | $25,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 213 | $73,821 | $27,000 |
| Air Transportation. | 207 | $77,215 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 177 | $70,283 | $27,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 171 | $45,373 | $31,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 146 | $62,758 | — |
| Biology, General. | 123 | $60,159 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 116 | $49,919 | $29,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 111 | $50,201 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 106 | $57,472 | $26,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 96 | $79,100 | $28,850 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.