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Common Data Set 2025-2026

Western Michigan University

MI · Public · ~13,700 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
85.3%

Western Michigan University's admit rate has held within a 6.5-point band over 21 reported cycles.

SAT · 50th
1080
Range 960–1200
6-yr grad
58.6%
Retention 82.1%
Undergrads
13,714
15:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from Western Michigan University's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set. View source →
Western Michigan University Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate85.3% SAT (50th)1,080 ACT (50th)26 Undergraduates13,714 6-yr graduation58.6% Retention82.1% Tuition (FT)$19,768 Student–faculty ratio15:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202685.3%2,30358.6%82.1%1,080
2024-202584.6%2,48457.6%81.1%1,100
2023-202484.7%2,47257.8%79.8%1,110
2022-202384.5%2,62155.1%—1,100
2021-202282.8%2,11256.3%77.2%1,100

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where Western Michigan University applicants also apply
DePaul UniversityIL · 87.8% admit · SAT 1235 · 14,338 UG University of Hawaii at ManoaHI · 86.6% admit · SAT 1102 · 15,375 UG University of Massachusetts-BostonMA · 83.0% admit · SAT 1180 · 12,234 UG University of Massachusetts-LowellMA · 83.0% admit · SAT 1270 · 12,122 UG University of Alabama at BirminghamAL · 88.2% admit · SAT 1340 · 11,959 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
Towson UniversityMD · 80.6% admit · SAT 1070 · 16,361 UG West Virginia UniversityWV · 85.2% admit · SAT 1110 · 18,206 UG Kansas State UniversityKS · 82.0% admit · SAT 1150 · 15,650 UG University of LouisvilleKY · 79.4% admit · SAT 1120 · 17,086 UG University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM · 80.0% admit · SAT 1030 · 18,028 UG

What the data says about Western Michigan University

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Admit-rate selectivity has held steady across reporting cycles.

Western Michigan University's admit rate has stayed in a narrow 82.8%–85.3% band across 5 reporting cycles — a 2.5% spread.

02

Broadly accessible — admit rate near the national norm.

Western Michigan University's 85.3% admit rate is in line with the national 4-year-institution median of 76.6% (per IPEDS, n=1437 institutions). Most U.S. four-year colleges admit between 61.2% and 88.3% of applicants.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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