Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.79%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.55% at Western Michigan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.48% and women students' rate is 83.82%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Michigan University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 83.33% | 81.78% | 84.66% |
| 2013-14 | 82.85% -0.49% |
81.48% -0.66% |
84.00% -0.66% |
| 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% |
| Average | 82.79% | 81.48% | 83.82% |
