At Western Michigan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 10 years is 82.74%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 84.55%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.92%, and the 2023 yield is 15.12%.

The number of WMU applicants increased by 8.74% (1,648 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.74%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.55% at Western Michigan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.45% and women students' rate is 83.74%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Michigan University over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 82.85% 81.48% 84.00%
2014-15 84.06%
1.21%		 82.07%
0.59%		 85.73%
1.73%
2015-16 82.38%
-1.68%		 80.67%
-1.40%		 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%
-0.20%		 83.29%
0.24%
2018-19 81.10%
-1.21%		 80.42%
-0.77%		 81.68%
-1.61%
2019-20 79.86%
-1.25%		 79.35%
-1.07%		 80.29%
-1.39%
2020-21 84.94%
5.09%		 84.13%
4.78%		 85.63%
5.34%
2021-22 83.00%
-1.94%		 81.00%
-3.13%		 84.00%
-1.63%
2022-23 84.55%
1.55%		 82.78%
1.77%		 85.94%
1.94%
Average 82.74% 81.45% 83.74%
Western Michigan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 10 years is 21.92% where the current academic year yield is 15.12%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Western Michigan University from 2013 to 2023.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 26.34% 28.39% 24.65%
2014-15 25.58%
-0.76%		 28.15%
-0.24%		 23.51%
-1.14%
2015-16 23.90%
-1.68%		 27.00%
-1.15%		 21.47%
-2.05%
2016-17 26.15%
2.25%		 27.70%
0.70%		 24.92%
3.45%
2017-18 27.07%
0.92%		 28.44%
0.73%		 25.91%
1.00%
2018-19 21.86%
-5.21%		 24.46%
-3.98%		 19.70%
-6.22%
2019-20 20.65%
-1.21%		 23.07%
-1.38%		 18.63%
-1.06%
2020-21 18.55%
-2.10%		 20.35%
-2.72%		 17.06%
-1.58%
2021-22 14.00%
-4.55%		 16.00%
-4.36%		 12.00%
-5.05%
2022-23 15.12%
1.12%		 16.25%
0.26%		 14.27%
2.26%
Average 21.92% 23.98% 20.21%
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 16,237, the average number of admitted is 13,436, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,867.

The number of WMU applicants increased by 8.74% (1,648 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 2023.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 14,621 12,113 3,190
2014-15 14,008
-4.19%		 11,775
-2.79%		 3,012
-5.58%
2015-16 15,175
8.33%		 12,501
6.17%		 2,988
-0.80%
2016-17 13,613
-10.29%		 11,205
-10.37%		 2,930
-1.94%
2017-18 14,263
4.77%		 11,741
4.78%		 3,178
8.46%
2018-19 17,051
19.55%		 13,829
17.78%		 3,023
-4.88%
2019-20 17,698
3.79%		 14,133
2.20%		 2,919
-3.44%
2020-21 16,582
-6.31%		 14,085
-0.34%		 2,613
-10.48%
2021-22 18,853
13.70%		 15,648
11.10%		 2,191
-16.15%
2022-23 20,501
8.74%		 17,334
10.77%		 2,621
19.63%
Average 16,237 13,436 2,867
Western Michigan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart