How many students at WMU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 17,000 students have enrolled in Western Michigan University with 13,589 undergraduate and 3,411 graduate students.
By gender, 8,054 male and 8,946 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,811 students are enrolled exclusively, and 8,726 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Western Michigan University has a total of 17,000 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 13,589 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,411 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,054 male and 8,946 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 17,000 | 13,589 | 3,411 |
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| Men | 8,054 | 6,768 | 1,286 |
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| Women | 8,946 | 6,821 | 2,125 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 11,381 White, 1,383 Black, and 513 Asian students out of a total of 17,000 are attending at Western Michigan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 68 | 25 | 43 |
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| Asian | 513 | 248 | 265 |
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| Black | 1,383 | 604 | 779 |
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| Hispanic | 1,339 | 596 | 743 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| White | 11,381 | 5,313 | 6,068 |
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| Two or more races | 628 | 283 | 345 |
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| Race Unknown | 310 | 153 | 157 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 50 | 20 | 30 |
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| Asian | 350 | 185 | 165 |
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| Black | 1,122 | 513 | 609 |
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| Hispanic | 1,138 | 527 | 611 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| White | 9,333 | 4,650 | 4,683 |
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| Two or more races | 557 | 258 | 299 |
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| Race Unknown | 286 | 143 | 143 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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| Asian | 163 | 63 | 100 |
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| Black | 261 | 91 | 170 |
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| Hispanic | 201 | 69 | 132 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 2,048 | 663 | 1,385 |
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| Two or more races | 71 | 25 | 46 |
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| Race Unknown | 24 | 10 | 14 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, WMU has 444 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 13,399 students under 25 years old, and 3,601 students over 25 years old out of 17,000 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 444 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. WMU has 12,369 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,220 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,030 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,381 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 444 | 284 | 160 |
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| 18-19 | 4,194 | 2,243 | 1,951 |
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| 20-21 | 4,918 | 2,570 | 2,348 |
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| 22-24 | 3,843 | 1,853 | 1,990 |
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| 25-29 | 1,803 | 927 | 876 |
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| 30-34 | 725 | 396 | 329 |
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| 35-39 | 404 | 230 | 174 |
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| 40-49 | 458 | 298 | 160 |
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| 50-64 | 196 | 134 | 62 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 444 | 284 | 160 |
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| 18-19 | 4,193 | 2,242 | 1,951 |
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| 20-21 | 4,866 | 2,533 | 2,333 |
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| 22-24 | 2,866 | 1,203 | 1,663 |
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| 25-29 | 739 | 297 | 442 |
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| 30-34 | 247 | 124 | 123 |
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| 35-39 | 90 | 52 | 38 |
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| 40-49 | 104 | 63 | 41 |
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| 50-64 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 52 | 37 | 15 |
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| 22-24 | 977 | 650 | 327 |
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| 25-29 | 1,064 | 630 | 434 |
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| 30-34 | 478 | 272 | 206 |
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| 35-39 | 314 | 178 | 136 |
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| 40-49 | 354 | 235 | 119 |
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| 50-64 | 157 | 111 | 46 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Western Michigan University, 1,811 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,726 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,653 students lived in Michigan or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 158 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 17,000 | 1,811 | 8,726 |
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| Undergraduate | 13,589 | 883 | 8,134 |
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| Graduate | 3,411 | 928 | 592 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,653 | 144 | 14 |
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| Undergraduate | 830 | 48 | 5 |
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| Graduate | 823 | 96 | 9 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 13,589 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 972 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.15%.817 students have transferred in as full-time status and 155 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 10,604 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 817 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,013 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 155 |
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