Western Michigan Universityis a public institution that was founded in the year 1903. It has undergraduate enrollment of 19,966, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,200 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. Western Michigan University is ranked 181in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

The University (WMU) is a public institution situated in the city of Kalamazoo, midway among Detroit and Chicago. The university provides around 140 undergraduate programs and various master’s degrees as well, including those in the College of Engineering, Haworth College of Business, and Applied Sciences, and the College of Education. Graduate students can also enroll in WMU’s health programs, which include top ranked offerings in speech-language physician assistance, pathology, rehabilitation counseling, and audiology.

Outside the students can get engaged by exploring over 300 student organizations, playing a recreational sport, or pledging for one of around 30 fraternities and sororities. Off campus, the students can check out Kalamazoo’s zoo, theater, and festivals, or drive to the Lake Michigan beaches of South Haven which is just 40 minutes away. The athletes can try out for the many WMU Broncos varsity sports teams, which take part in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Famous alumni include Tim Allen, who starred in the television program Home Improvement and voiced Buzz Light year in animated Toy Story movies.

Campus Location

1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

General Information

School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1903
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban