Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WMU

At Western Michigan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 82.94%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 85.00%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.29%, and the 2024 yield is 15.00%. The number of WMU applicants decreased by -1.96% (401 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.94%, and this year's acceptance rate is 85.00% at Western Michigan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.59% and women students' rate is 83.94%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Michigan University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 82.85% 81.48% 84.00%
2014-15 84.06%
1.21%
82.07%
1.73%
85.73%
1.73%
2015-16 82.38%
-1.68%
80.67%
-1.95%
83.78%
-1.95%
2016-17 82.31%
-0.07%
81.39%
-0.72%
83.06%
-0.72%
2017-18 82.32%
0.01%
81.19%
0.24%
83.29%
0.24%
2018-19 81.10%
-1.21%
80.42%
-1.61%
81.68%
-1.61%
2019-20 79.86%
-1.25%
79.35%
-1.39%
80.29%
-1.39%
2020-21 84.94%
5.09%
84.13%
5.34%
85.63%
5.34%
2021-22 83.00%
-1.94%
81.00%
-1.63%
84.00%
-1.63%
2022-23 84.55%
1.55%
82.78%
1.94%
85.94%
1.94%
2023-24 85.00%
0.45%
83.00%
0.06%
86.00%
0.06%
Average 82.94% 81.59% 83.94%
Western Michigan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.29% where the current academic year yield is 15.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Western Michigan University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 26.34% 28.39% 24.65%
2014-15 25.58%
-0.76%
28.15%
-1.14%
23.51%
-1.14%
2015-16 23.90%
-1.68%
27.00%
-2.05%
21.47%
-2.05%
2016-17 26.15%
2.25%
27.70%
3.45%
24.92%
3.45%
2017-18 27.07%
0.92%
28.44%
1.00%
25.91%
1.00%
2018-19 21.86%
-5.21%
24.46%
-6.22%
19.70%
-6.22%
2019-20 20.65%
-1.21%
23.07%
-1.06%
18.63%
-1.06%
2020-21 18.55%
-2.10%
20.35%
-1.58%
17.06%
-1.58%
2021-22 14.00%
-4.55%
16.00%
-5.05%
12.00%
-5.05%
2022-23 15.12%
1.12%
16.25%
2.26%
14.27%
2.26%
2023-24 15.00%
-0.12%
15.99%
-1.27%
13.00%
-1.27%
Average 21.29% 23.25% 19.56%
Western Michigan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 16,588, the average number of admitted is 13,768, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,839. The number of WMU applicants decreased by -1.96% (401 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Western Michigan University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 14,621 12,113 3,190
2014-15 14,008
-613
11,775
-178
3,012
-178
2015-16 15,175
1,167
12,501
-24
2,988
-24
2016-17 13,613
-1,562
11,205
-58
2,930
-58
2017-18 14,263
650
11,741
248
3,178
248
2018-19 17,051
2,788
13,829
-155
3,023
-155
2019-20 17,698
647
14,133
-104
2,919
-104
2020-21 16,582
-1,116
14,085
-306
2,613
-306
2021-22 18,853
2,271
15,648
-422
2,191
-422
2022-23 20,501
1,648
17,334
430
2,621
430
2023-24 20,100
-401
17,085
-58
2,563
-58
Average 16,588 13,768 2,839
Western Michigan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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