Western Michigan University is a public institution that was started in 1903. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 17,051, its environment is city, and the campus size is 1,313 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $13,017; out-of-state tuition/fees are $16,041
Western Michigan University is situated in the city of Kalamazoo, midway between Detroit and Chicago. The university offers more than 140 undergraduate programs and many master’s degrees as well, including those in the Haworth College of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Education and Human Development. Graduate learners interested in careers in health can enroll in highly ranked programs training speech-language pathologists, physician assistants, rehabilitation counselors and audiologists.

Outside the classroom, WMU learners can get involved by exploring more than 300 student organizations, playing a recreational sport or pledging one of the nearly 30 fraternities and sororities. Off campus, WMU learners can check out the city’s theater and festivals, or drive 40 minutes to the Lake Michigan beaches of South Haven. Student athletes can try out for the many WMU Broncos varsity sports teams, which participate in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Notable WMU alumni include Tim Allen, who starred in the television program “Home Improvement” and voiced Buzz Lightyear in the animated “Toy Story” movies.