Western Michigan University
#22 in Michigan
4-years Public College In Kalamazoo, MI
Total 17,000 students are enrolled in Western Michigan University (13,589 undergraduate and 3,411 graduate). Among them, 1,811 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 1,112 faculties are working for Western Michigan University and student to faculty ratio is 15.29 to 1.
Student Population
Total Population | 17,000 |
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Undergraduate | 13,589 |
Graduate | 3,411 |
Online Degree Enrollment | 1,811 |
Total Number of Faculty | 1,112 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
Population By Gender/Attending Status
For academic year 2021-2022, total 17,000 students enrolled into Western Michigan University. 13,589 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,411 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 13,025 full-time and 3,975 part-time students. By gender, 8,678 male and 9,588 female students are attending at Western Michigan University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Western Michigan University.
Gender Distribution
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,266 | 8,678 | 9,588 |
Undergraduate | 14,587 | 7,303 | 7,284 |
Graduate | 3,679 | 1,375 | 2,304 |
Attending Status
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,266 | 13,025 | 5,241 |
Undergraduate | 14,587 | 12,149 | 2,438 |
Graduate | 3,679 | 876 | 2,803 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Western Michigan University. There are 12,365 White (67.69%), 1,552 Black/African American (8.50%), 1,458 Hispanic (7.98%), 519 Asian (2.84%), and 2,372 students with other races.
Total
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,266 | 8,678 | 9,588 |
American Indian/Native American | 73 | 29 | 44 |
Asian | 519 | 241 | 278 |
Black/African American | 1,552 | 651 | 901 |
Hispanic | 1,458 | 634 | 824 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 10 | 6 | 4 |
White | 12,365 | 5,848 | 6,517 |
Two More | 617 | 275 | 342 |
Un-Known | 339 | 170 | 169 |
Undergraduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,587 | 7,303 | 7,284 |
American Indian/Native American | 56 | 23 | 33 |
Asian | 354 | 179 | 175 |
Black/African American | 1,275 | 564 | 711 |
Hispanic | 1,241 | 555 | 686 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 4 | 3 |
White | 10,001 | 5,058 | 4,943 |
Two More | 536 | 243 | 293 |
Un-Known | 323 | 160 | 163 |
Graduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,679 | 1,375 | 2,304 |
American Indian/Native American | 17 | 6 | 11 |
Asian | 165 | 62 | 103 |
Black/African American | 277 | 87 | 190 |
Hispanic | 217 | 79 | 138 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
White | 2,364 | 790 | 1,574 |
Two More | 81 | 32 | 49 |
Un-Known | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Distance Learning Population
Western Michigan University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 2,770 students (15.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 10,416 students (57.02% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Western Michigan University.
Total | Enrolled Exclusively | Enrolled Some Courses | Not In Online Courses | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,266 | 2,770 | 10,416 | 5,080 |
Undergraduate | 14,587 | 1,380 | 9,761 | 3,446 |
Graduate | 3,679 | 1,390 | 655 | 1,634 |
Population by Age
The following table summarizes the students population by age at Western Michigan University. 9,614 students are aged 20 to 24 (52.63% of total students), 4,531 students are aged below 20 (24.81%), 254 students are aged above 50 (1.39%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Western Michigan University.
Total
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,266 | 8,678 | 9,588 |
Under 18 | 357 | 119 | 238 |
Age 18-19 | 4,174 | 1,984 | 2,190 |
Age 20-21 | 5,449 | 2,647 | 2,802 |
Age 22-24 | 4,165 | 2,122 | 2,043 |
Age 25-29 | 2,035 | 965 | 1,070 |
Age 30-34 | 840 | 399 | 441 |
Age 35-39 | 468 | 193 | 275 |
Age 40-49 | 524 | 165 | 359 |
Age 50-64 | 235 | 77 | 158 |
Over 64 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Undergraduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,587 | 7,303 | 7,284 |
Under 18 | 357 | 119 | 238 |
Age 18-19 | 4,174 | 1,984 | 2,190 |
Age 20-21 | 5,392 | 2,636 | 2,756 |
Age 22-24 | 3,190 | 1,784 | 1,406 |
Age 25-29 | 902 | 525 | 377 |
Age 30-34 | 281 | 149 | 132 |
Age 35-39 | 113 | 46 | 67 |
Age 40-49 | 120 | 40 | 80 |
Age 50-64 | 54 | 20 | 34 |
Over 64 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,679 | 1,375 | 2,304 |
Under 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age 18-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age 20-21 | 57 | 11 | 46 |
Age 22-24 | 975 | 338 | 637 |
Age 25-29 | 1,133 | 440 | 693 |
Age 30-34 | 559 | 250 | 309 |
Age 35-39 | 355 | 147 | 208 |
Age 40-49 | 404 | 125 | 279 |
Age 50-64 | 181 | 57 | 124 |
Over 64 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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