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Acceptance Rate 84.60%
Yield 13.53%
Applicants 21,701
Admitted 18,359
Enrolled 2,484

WMU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 84.6% at Western Michigan University. Total 21,701 students applied and 18,359 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://wmich.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://wmich.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate84.60%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 84.60%. A total of 21,701 students (9,768 men and 11,932 women) have applied to and 18,359 (8,121 men and 10,237 women) students admitted to Western Michigan University.
Among them, 1,136 male and 1,348 female students have enrolled into WMU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WMU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,7019,76811,93200
Admitted18,3598,12110,23700
Enrolled2,4841,1361,34800
Acceptance Rate 84.60% 83.14% 85.79% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.53% 13.99% 13.17% - -
[Chart] Western Michigan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Western Michigan University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for WMU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at WMU

The calendar system at Western Michigan University is Semester. Western Michigan University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Western Michigan University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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