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Campus</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Parkview_Campus-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-College_of_Aviation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#College_of_Aviation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>College of Aviation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-College_of_Aviation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_sites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_sites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Regional sites</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_sites-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Academics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Academics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Academics</span> 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For the institution in Maine formerly known as "Western State Normal School", see <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Farmington" title="University of Maine at Farmington">University of Maine at Farmington</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Western Michigan University</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg/150px-Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg/225px-Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg/300px-Western_Michigan_University_seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Western State Normal School (1903–1926), Western State Teachers College (1927–1940), Western Michigan College of Education, Western Michigan College (1955–1957)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">So that all may learn.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">May 27, 1903<span class="noprint">; 121 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1903-05-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Space_Grant_College_and_Fellowship_Program" title="National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program">Space-grant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$640.2 million (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$410.6 million (2023/24) <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edward_B._Montgomery" title="Edward B. Montgomery">Edward B. Montgomery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">751 (full-time)<sup id="cite_ref-nces.ed.gov_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nces.ed.gov-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">17,605 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-wmich.edu_DOSE_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich.edu_DOSE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">13,860 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-wmich.edu_DOSE_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich.edu_DOSE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,745 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-wmich.edu_DOSE_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich.edu_DOSE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Western_Michigan_University&params=42_17_00_N_85_36_50_W_region:US-MI_type:edu"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°17′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">85°36′50″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.28333°N 85.61389°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.28333; -85.61389</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Urban</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Brown and Gold<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#532E1F; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F1C500; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos" title="Western Michigan Broncos">Broncos</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Hockey_Conference" title="National Collegiate Hockey Conference">NCHC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Buster_Bronco_(Western_Michigan)" title="Buster Bronco (Western Michigan)">Buster Bronco</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wmich.edu">www<wbr />.wmich<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg/200px-Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg/300px-Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg/400px-Western_Michigan_University_Primary_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="178" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Western Michigan University</b> (<b>Western Michigan</b>, <b>Western</b> or <b>WMU</b>) is a public <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo, Michigan</a>, United States. It was initially established as <b>Western State Normal School</b> in 1903 by Governor <a href="/wiki/Aaron_T._Bliss" title="Aaron T. Bliss">Aaron T. Bliss</a> for the training of teachers.<sup id="cite_ref-wmich.edu_DOSE_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich.edu_DOSE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was renamed Western Michigan University in 1957. </p><p>Western is one of the eight <a href="/wiki/Research_universities" class="mw-redirect" title="Research universities">research universities</a> in the state of <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> and is <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education">classified</a> among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university has seven degree-granting colleges, offering 147 undergraduate degree programs, 73 master's degree programs, 30 doctoral programs, and 1 specialist degree program. It is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">governor of Michigan</a> and confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">Michigan Senate</a> for eight-year terms. </p><p>The university's athletic teams compete in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) and are known as the <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos" title="Western Michigan Broncos">Western Michigan Broncos</a>. They compete in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> for most sports. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EastCampus1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/EastCampus1915.jpg/220px-EastCampus1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/EastCampus1915.jpg/330px-EastCampus1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/EastCampus1915.jpg/440px-EastCampus1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="477" /></a><figcaption>Western State Normal School, 1915</figcaption></figure> <p>On May 27, 1903, Michigan Governor <a href="/wiki/Aaron_T._Bliss" title="Aaron T. Bliss">Aaron T. Bliss</a> signed a bill authorizing the creation of a teacher-training facility.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kalamazoo was chosen as the new school's location on August 28, 1903. Other locations considered included <a href="/wiki/Allegan,_Michigan" title="Allegan, Michigan">Allegan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muskegon,_Michigan" title="Muskegon, Michigan">Muskegon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Michigan" title="Decatur, Michigan">Decatur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Three_Oaks,_Michigan" title="Three Oaks, Michigan">Three Oaks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Michigan" title="Hastings, Michigan">Hastings</a>. The first building, then known as the Administration Building, and now known as Heritage Hall, was constructed in 1904.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university was first officially known as <b>Western State Normal School</b> and offered a two-year training program. The first principal was <a href="/wiki/Dwight_B._Waldo" title="Dwight B. Waldo">Dwight B. Waldo</a>, who served from 1904 until 1936. The school was renamed several times throughout its early history, beginning with <b>Western State Teachers College</b> in 1927, <b>Western Michigan College of Education</b> in 1941, and <b>Western Michigan College</b> in 1955. It was renamed <b>Western Michigan University</b> in 1957. </p><p>Most of the oldest and original WMU buildings are collectively known as <a href="/wiki/East_Campus_(Western_Michigan_University)" title="East Campus (Western Michigan University)">East Campus</a>. Because of the steep grade elevating the campus above the city, the <a href="/wiki/Western_State_Normal_Railroad" title="Western State Normal Railroad">Western State Normal Railroad</a> was established in 1907 to carry students and staff up and down the hill with a <a href="/wiki/Funicular" title="Funicular">funicular</a>. It operated until 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Western Michigan University had a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Cooley_Law_School" title="Cooley Law School">Cooley Law School</a> for over a decade, that on August 13, 2014, culminated in the adoption of a new name and partnership, the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, the university's Board of Trustees voted to end its affiliation with the Cooley Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Western Michigan University was negatively impacted by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. President <a href="/wiki/Edward_B._Montgomery" title="Edward B. Montgomery">Edward B. Montgomery</a> stated "the crisis has already cost WMU well over $45 million, and we expect the tally to rise through the remainder of this fiscal year." To soften the economic toll of the pandemic, WMU instituted a number of cost-cutting measures.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_B._Waldo" title="Dwight B. Waldo">Dwight B. Waldo</a> (1904–1936)</li> <li>Paul V. Sangren (1936–1960)</li> <li>James W. Miller (1961–1974)</li> <li>John T. Bernhard (1974–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diether_Haenicke" title="Diether Haenicke">Diether H. Haenicke</a> (1985–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elson_Floyd" title="Elson Floyd">Elson S. Floyd</a> (1998–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Bailey_(academic)" title="Judith Bailey (academic)">Judith I. Bailey</a> (2003–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dunn_(university_president)" title="John Dunn (university president)">John M. Dunn</a> (2007–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_B._Montgomery" title="Edward B. Montgomery">Edward B. Montgomery</a> (2017–)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WMU's campuses encompass more than 1,200 acres (4.9 km<sup>2</sup>) and roughly 150 buildings. Western Michigan University is divided into five campuses in and near <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo, Michigan</a>: </p> <ul><li>West Campus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Campus_(Western_Michigan_University)" title="East Campus (Western Michigan University)">East Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Drive_Campus" title="Oakland Drive Campus">Oakland Drive Campus</a></li> <li>Parkview Campus</li> <li>College of Aviation in <a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek, Michigan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="West_Campus">West Campus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: West Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMUCampus2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/WMUCampus2.jpg/220px-WMUCampus2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/WMUCampus2.jpg/330px-WMUCampus2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/WMUCampus2.jpg/440px-WMUCampus2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Stewart Clocktower, flanked by Waldo Library to the left, and the University Computing Center.</figcaption></figure> <p>West Campus is the primary and largest WMU campus in <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a>, and is usually referred to as "Main Campus." Most of the university <a href="/wiki/Academic" class="mw-redirect" title="Academic">academic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academic_administration" title="Academic administration">administrative</a> buildings are on West Campus, including the College of Arts and Sciences, Haworth College of Business,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> College of Education and Human Development, College of Fine Arts, the Lee Honors College and Waldo Library. Many of the <a href="/wiki/Residence_halls" class="mw-redirect" title="Residence halls">residence halls</a> are found scattered throughout West Campus, while other <a href="/wiki/Dormitories" class="mw-redirect" title="Dormitories">dormitories</a> (affectionately referred to as "The Valleys") are adjacent to West Campus in Goldsworth Valley. Waldo Library is the fourth largest university library system in Michigan, where it houses millions of various resources such as books, audio/visual materials, maps, electronic resources and more. The library also has a cafe, student commons, study rooms, and a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a> lab.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg/220px-WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg/330px-WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg/440px-WMU_Student_Center_interior_gathering_stairs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>WMU Student Center, interior gathering stairs</figcaption></figure> <p>The WMU Student Center opened in 2023 and contains a dining center, restaurants, a bank, the campus bookstore, student organization center and other student services.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>West Campus is also the site of <a href="/wiki/Miller_Auditorium" title="Miller Auditorium">Miller Auditorium</a>, a large entertainment venue seating nearly 3500 people. It is Michigan's fourth largest auditorium. Miller Auditorium hosts events ranging from popular <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musicals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Concerts" class="mw-redirect" title="Concerts">concerts</a> to graduation commencements and film screenings. The Gilmore Theater Complex, featuring three performance stages and faculty offices, is directly next to Miller Auditorium. The Dalton Center houses the School of Music and Department of Dance. The <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Center_for_Visual_Arts" title="Richmond Center for Visual Arts">Richmond Center for Visual Arts</a> was added to the Fine Arts Complex in 2007, followed by South Kohrman Hall being renovated into faculty offices and upgraded studio spaces in 2008. Both buildings house the <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Frostic" title="Gwen Frostic">Gwen Frostic</a> School of Art.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="East_Campus">East Campus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: East Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/East_Campus_(Western_Michigan_University)" title="East Campus (Western Michigan University)">East Campus (Western Michigan University)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG/220px-Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG/330px-Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG/440px-Western_Michigan_University_East_Hall.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2132" /></a><figcaption>East Hall</figcaption></figure> <p>East Campus is the original development dating from the university's founding in 1903. It contains many of the university's historical buildings including, East Hall, West Hall, North Hall, Walwood Hall, Spindler Hall, Vandercook Hall, and The Little Theater. Many of these buildings are on a hill overlooking the city of <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a>. Walwood Hall, renovated in 1992, is home to the Graduate College, the Graduate Student Advisory Committee, the Medieval Institute, the WMU Office of Research and Innovation, the Southwest Michigan Small Business Development Center, and several other academic and administrative offices.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In December 2012, WMU announced plans to renovate its birthplace, historic East Hall, for use as an alumni center. It also announced plans to demolish several of the university's original historic buildings and utilize the hilltop as green space.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2013 West Hall and the Speech and Hearing building on WMU's East Campus were demolished.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original portion of East Hall was retained, but North Hall and the two side wings of East Hall came down. East Hall reopened in 2015 as Heritage Hall, home to the WMU Alumni Center.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the renovation of East Hall, the portico of North Hall was preserved and positioned just north of East Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oakland_Drive_Campus">Oakland Drive Campus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Oakland Drive Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Drive_Campus" title="Oakland Drive Campus">Oakland Drive Campus</a></div> <p>The Oakland Drive campus is home to the university's College of Health and Human Services and the WMU Army ROTC program. It is also home to the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, located in the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Drive_Campus#Zhang_Legacy_Collections_Center" title="Oakland Drive Campus">Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, the University Libraries announced that Special Collections would be moving from Waldo Library to the Zhang Center.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parkview_Campus">Parkview Campus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Parkview Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMUEngineering.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/WMUEngineering.jpg/220px-WMUEngineering.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/WMUEngineering.jpg/330px-WMUEngineering.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/WMUEngineering.jpg 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="269" /></a><figcaption>College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Parkview Campus</figcaption></figure> <p>The Parkview Campus is home to the university's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and is within the Business Technology and Research Park. Erected in 2003, the $72.5 million building Floyd Hall is 343,000 square feet (31,900 m<sup>2</sup>) and features two three-story 600-foot (180 m) wings connected by a middle glass enclosure. The campus is about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the main campus.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The 265-acre (1.07 km<sup>2</sup>) campus contains the paper coating plant.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school offers 17 undergraduate engineering, technology and applied sciences programs, while the graduate level, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers 9 master programs, and 6 doctoral programs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_of_Aviation">College of Aviation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: College of Aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMUcirrusSR20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/WMUcirrusSR20.jpg/220px-WMUcirrusSR20.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/WMUcirrusSR20.jpg/330px-WMUcirrusSR20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/WMUcirrusSR20.jpg/440px-WMUcirrusSR20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Cirrus_SR20" title="Cirrus SR20">Cirrus SR20</a> belonging to WMU</figcaption></figure> <p>The College of Aviation offers three undergraduate aviation majors in <a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek, Michigan</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The College of Aviation runs a <a href="/wiki/Cirrus_SR-20" class="mw-redirect" title="Cirrus SR-20">Cirrus SR-20</a> fleet, turbine engine testing sites, and aviation maintenance training facilities. Additionally the College of Aviation has a fleet of <a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-44_Seminole" title="Piper PA-44 Seminole">Piper PA-44 Seminole</a>, one <a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-18_Super_Cub" title="Piper PA-18 Super Cub">Piper PA-18 Super Cub</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/American_Champion_Super_Decathlon" class="mw-redirect" title="American Champion Super Decathlon">American Champion Super Decathlon</a> used for flight training. The facility is in <a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek, Michigan</a> at <a href="/wiki/W._K._Kellogg_Airport" title="W. K. Kellogg Airport">W. K. Kellogg Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because the demand for training was high, the city of Battle Creek and the Air National Guard, in conjunction with the College of Aviation, constructed a new runway just to the west of the original runway 23 and parallel to it. This caused Battle Creek's main runway to be renamed runway 23R and the new runway 23L. The project's cost was around $7 million, 95% of the money coming from the government. The runway is now fully "operational".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From August 2017 to August 2019, Western Michigan University operated a satellite campus in <a href="/wiki/Punta_Gorda,_Florida" title="Punta Gorda, Florida">Punta Gorda, Florida</a> near the <a href="/wiki/Punta_Gorda_Airport_(Florida)" title="Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)">Punta Gorda Airport</a> with additional facilities being located on the airfield. WMU planned to build a new building on the north side of the airport to consolidate the aviation classes at the airport. Western Michigan University offered aviation and music therapy programs in Punta Gorda and used <a href="/wiki/Florida_SouthWestern_State_College" title="Florida SouthWestern State College">Florida SouthWestern State College</a>'s campus. It was announced in February 2019 that WMU Punta Gorda would close due to low enrollment numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_sites">Regional sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regional sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Western Michigan University also has several regional sites that offer education to more than 6,000 students each year. These regional sites are in cities throughout <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_Harbor,_Michigan" title="Benton Harbor, Michigan">Benton Harbor</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Detroit" title="Metro Detroit">Metro Detroit</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undergraduate_admissions">Undergraduate admissions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Undergraduate admissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="float:right; clear:right;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Undergraduate admissions statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div style="position:relative;">2021 entering<br />class<sup id="cite_ref-cds21-22_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cds21-22-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><span style="position:absolute; top:0; right:0; text-align:right;">Change vs.<br />2016</span></div><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Admit rate</th><td class="infobox-data">82.8% <div style="float:right;"><small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> +0.5)</small></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Yield_(college_admissions)" title="Yield (college admissions)">Yield rate</a></th><td class="infobox-data">13.5% <div style="float:right;"><small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> −12.6)</small></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;">Test scores <a href="/wiki/Interquartile_range" title="Interquartile range">middle 50%</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/SAT" title="SAT">SAT</a> Total</th><td class="infobox-data">1000–1200<br />(among 37.1% of <a href="/wiki/Freshman" title="Freshman">FTFs</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ACT_(test)" title="ACT (test)">ACT</a> Composite</th><td class="infobox-data">21–27<br />(among 6.7% of <a href="/wiki/Freshman" title="Freshman">FTFs</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>WMU is considered "selective" by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), WMU received 18,853 applications and accepted 15,612 (82.8%). Of those accepted, 2,112 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 13.5%. WMU's freshman retention rate is 77.2%, with 56.3% going on to graduate within six years.<sup id="cite_ref-cds21-22_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cds21-22-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The enrolled first-year class of 2025 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of <a href="/wiki/SAT" title="SAT">SAT</a> scores was 1000-1200, while the middle 50% range of <a href="/wiki/ACT_(test)" title="ACT (test)">ACT</a> scores was 21-27.<sup id="cite_ref-cds21-22_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cds21-22-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; font-size:90%; margin:10px"> <caption>Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics <sup id="cite_ref-cds21-22_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cds21-22-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>2021</th> <th>2020</th> <th>2019</th> <th>2018</th> <th>2017</th> <th>2016 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Applicants </th> <td>18,853</td> <td>16,582</td> <td>17,698</td> <td>17,051</td> <td>14,263</td> <td>13,613 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Admits </th> <td>15,612</td> <td>14,085</td> <td>14,133</td> <td>13,829</td> <td>11,741</td> <td>11,205 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Admit rate </th> <td>82.8</td> <td>84.9</td> <td>79.9</td> <td>81.1</td> <td>82.3</td> <td>82.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Enrolled </th> <td>2,112</td> <td>2,613</td> <td>2,919</td> <td>3,023</td> <td>3,178</td> <td>2,930 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Yield rate </th> <td>13.5</td> <td>18.6</td> <td>20.7</td> <td>21.9</td> <td>27.1</td> <td>26.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>ACT composite*<br /><small>(out of 36)</small> </th> <td>21-27<br /><small>(6.7%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>20-27<br /><small>(22.4%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>19-26<br /><small>(28.5%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>20-26<br /><small>(32.9%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>20-26<br /><small>(44.9%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>19-25<br /><small>(96.2%<sup>†</sup>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th>SAT composite*<br /><small>(out of 1600)</small> </th> <td>1000-1200<br /><small>(37.1%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>1010-1210<br /><small>(66.5%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>1000-1210<br /><small>(81.5%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>1000-1190<br /><small>(81.5%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td>970-1180<br /><small>(69.3%<sup>†</sup>)</small></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">* middle 50% range<br /> <sup>†</sup> percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_divisions">Academic divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Academic divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings_in_the_United_States" title="College and university rankings in the United States">Academic rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">National</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Top_Colleges" title="America's Top Colleges"><i>Forbes</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_Forbes_NU_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_Forbes_NU-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">564</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking"><i>U.S. News & World Report</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_USNWR_NU_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_USNWR_NU-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">288 (tie)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monthly_college_rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Monthly college rankings"><i>Washington Monthly</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_Wamo_NU_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_Wamo_NU-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">199</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal"><i>WSJ</i></a>/College Pulse<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_WSJ_NU_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_WSJ_NU-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">401–500</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">Global</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings" title="QS World University Rankings"><i>QS</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_QS_W_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_QS_W-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">1001–1200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Global_Universities_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking"><i>U.S. News & World Report</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_USNWR_W_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_USNWR_W-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">1459 (tie)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>WMU is <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education">classified</a> among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has 147 <a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_degree" title="Undergraduate degree">undergraduate degree</a> programs, 73 <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> programs, 30 <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">doctoral</a> programs, and 1 <a href="/wiki/Specialist_degree" title="Specialist degree">specialist degree</a> program.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university has seven degree-granting colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Aviation, the Haworth College of Business, the College of Education and Human Development, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the College of Fine Arts and the College of Health and Human Services.<sup id="cite_ref-wmich1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the university has a Graduate College and the Lee Honors College.<sup id="cite_ref-wmich1_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmich1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were:<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (216)</dd> <dd>Finance (147)</dd> <dd>Accounting (145)</dd> <dd>Marketing (118)</dd> <dd>Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (118)</dd> <dd>Health and Medical Administrative Services (111)</dd> <dd>Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew (107)</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Haworth College of Business is the university's <a href="/wiki/Business_school" title="Business school">business school</a>. One of the largest business schools in the United States, it has some 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">Master of Business Administration</a> (MBA) and <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Accountancy" title="Master of Accountancy">Master of Accountancy</a> (MSA) students. The college is in Schneider Hall on the main campus.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The College of Business was renamed in honor of alumnus <a href="/wiki/G._W._Haworth" class="mw-redirect" title="G. W. Haworth">G. W. Haworth</a> after Haworth gave a large donation in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_school">Medical school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Medical school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Western Michigan began planning a medical school in 2008, named <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_University_Homer_Stryker_M.D._School_of_Medicine" title="Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine">Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine</a>, which admitted its first class in August 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Privately funded and created in partnership with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Borgess_Medical_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Borgess Medical Center (page does not exist)">Borgess Medical Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bronson_Methodist_Hospital" title="Bronson Methodist Hospital">Bronson Methodist Hospital</a>, the school was seeded by a $100 million cash donation from Dr. Homer Stryker's granddaughter, Ronda Stryker, and her husband William Johnston, a WMU trustee – the largest cash gift ever given to a college or university in Michigan.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time it was the 15th largest cash gift ever given to any public university in the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_school">Law school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Law school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, WMU and the <a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Cooley_Law_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas M. Cooley Law School">Thomas M. Cooley Law School</a> entered into a partnership where students could obtain a <a href="/wiki/Master_in_Public_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Master in Public Administration">Master in Public Administration</a> from WMU while simultaneously working on a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> degree from Cooley. In 2008, WMU and Cooley expanded this partnership so now WMU students enrolled in both MPA and <a href="/wiki/Masters_in_Business_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Masters in Business Administration">Masters in Business Administration</a> programs at WMU may simultaneously work on obtaining a Juris Doctor degree from Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university ended its affiliation with the Cooley Law School in 2020. The law school closed its campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WMUCampus1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/WMUCampus1.jpg/200px-WMUCampus1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/WMUCampus1.jpg/300px-WMUCampus1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/WMUCampus1.jpg/400px-WMUCampus1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Students enjoying WMU's Main Campus on a spring day.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"> <caption style="font-size:90%">Student body composition as of May 2, 2022 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race and ethnicity<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2" data-sort-type="number">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">White</a> </td> <td align="right">68% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">68</span><div style="width:136px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:gray"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a> </td> <td align="right">10% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">10</span><div style="width:20px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:mediumblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a> </td> <td align="right">8% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">8</span><div style="width:16px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:green"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">6% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">6</span><div style="width:12px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:brown"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_national" title="Foreign national">Foreign national</a> </td> <td align="right">5% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">5</span><div style="width:10px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:orange"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> </td> <td align="right">2% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">2</span><div style="width:4px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:purple"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Economic_diversity" title="Economic diversity">Economic diversity</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_lower_class" title="American lower class">Low-income</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">28% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">28</span><div style="width:56px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:red"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States" title="Affluence in the United States">Affluent</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">72% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">72</span><div style="width:144px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:black"> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Campus Activities Board is the main student organization responsible for bringing entertainment events for students. The organization sponsors concerts, comedians, films, and special events. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_government">Student government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Student government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Western Student Association (WSA) along with the Graduate Student Association (GSA) are the "primary" body of student government at Western Michigan University.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_groups">Social groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Social groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WMU sponsors or recognizes several groups aimed towards personal and social development. This includes faith and spiritual development, the Office of <a href="/wiki/LBGT" class="mw-redirect" title="LBGT">LBGT</a> Student Services, <a href="/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities" title="Fraternities and sororities">Greek Life</a>, services for International Students, Multicultural Affairs, Off-Campus Life, and Sponsored Student Organizations. WMU also has around 400 student organizations registered through the university that are available to any student.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_activism">Student activism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Student activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Placement of the Chemistry Building generated much controversy from student groups because it displaced a large portion of greenery in the center of West Campus. A temporary outdoor plaza was constructed outside of Sangren Hall in 2007 to replace the greenery. However, this also generated controversy and protests among students and faculty because of its aesthetic characteristics and costs. One such protest by a student group involved requesting the financial records of the construction and using chalk to depict the costs of each item on the plaza.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_newspaper">Student newspaper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Student newspaper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Western Herald</i> is the school's <a href="/wiki/Student_newspaper" class="mw-redirect" title="Student newspaper">student newspaper</a>. It began printing in 1916<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was known as the <i>Western Normal Herald</i> until 1927.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The paper provides news about the students, campus events and activities, as well as sporting events, opinion sections, and local culture and politics. The <i>Western Herald</i> maintains a staff of approximately about 40 students.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the oldest registered student organization at Western Michigan University.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fraternities_and_sororities">Fraternities and sororities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Fraternities and sororities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are 32 Greek Life chapters, each having its own unique values and mission; including the Divine Nine which are the 9 historically black Greek organizations, along with honors, academic, service, and social chapters at WMU.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos" title="Western Michigan Broncos">Western Michigan Broncos</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_(16542359545).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg/220px-HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg/330px-HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg/440px-HOCKEY.20150214.UNO032_%2816542359545%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3075" data-file-height="2335" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey">Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey</a> game against <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Mavericks_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey">Omaha</a> in 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>The Western Michigan Broncos are a <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) <a href="/wiki/Division_I_(NCAA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Division I (NCAA)">Division I</a> <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a> school. They compete in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball">men's basketball</a>, baseball, <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_football" title="Western Michigan Broncos football">football</a>, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. The <a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey">men's hockey</a> team competes in the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Hockey_Conference" title="National Collegiate Hockey Conference">National Collegiate Hockey Conference</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Western Michigan Broncos main rival is the <a href="/wiki/Central_Michigan_Chippewas" title="Central Michigan Chippewas">Central Michigan Chippewas</a> who also compete in the Mid-American Conference.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Broncos have won two NCAA national championships. The cross country team won the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Cross_Country_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship">NCAA title</a> in 1964 and 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="School_songs">School songs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: School songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current alma mater, Brown and Gold, and the current WMU fight song are the result of a 1959 contest to replace existing songs. Open to the university community, the two-stage contest first solicited lyrics and then music. Alumnus James H. Bull won the lyrics stage with his entry for Brown and Gold. Alumnus Walter Gilbert took the honors for the fight song lyrics and the music for both the fight song and alma mater.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Western_Michigan_University_alumni" title="List of Western Michigan University alumni">List of Western Michigan University alumni</a></div> <p>Western Michigan University has had a number of notable alumni. Among them are:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Allen" title="Tim Allen">Tim Allen</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Armstrong" title="Curtis Armstrong">Curtis Armstrong</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Campbell" title="Bruce Campbell">Bruce Campbell</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Crews" title="Terry Crews">Terry Crews</a>, actor and football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_DeKeyser" title="Danny DeKeyser">Danny DeKeyser</a>, hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gershwin_A._Drain" title="Gershwin A. Drain">Gershwin A. Drain</a>, federal judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Jennings" title="Greg Jennings">Greg Jennings</a>, football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Lameck" title="Lucy Lameck">Lucy Lameck</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Lucas-Perry" title="Crystal Lucas-Perry">Crystal Lucas-Perry</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marin_Mazzie" title="Marin Mazzie">Marin Mazzie</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richelle_Mead" title="Richelle Mead">Richelle Mead</a>, author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nahan" title="Mike Nahan">Mike Nahan</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly" title="Western Australian Legislative Assembly">Western Australian Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Quilici" title="Frank Quilici">Frank Quilici</a>, baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TooTurntTony" title="TooTurntTony">TooTurntTony</a>, media personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homer_Stryker" title="Homer Stryker">Homer Stryker</a>, founder of the Fortune 500 company <a href="/wiki/Stryker_Corporation" title="Stryker Corporation">Stryker Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merze_Tate" title="Merze Tate">Merze Tate</a>, international relations scholar and first African-American woman to graduate from WMU, attend <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford University">Oxford</a>, and receive PhD in International Relations at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a>, singer, songwriter and record producer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Other consists of <a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Multiracial Americans</a> & those who prefer to not say.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The percentage of students who received an income-based federal <a href="/wiki/Pell_grant" class="mw-redirect" title="Pell grant">Pell grant</a> intended for low-income students.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The percentage of students who are a part of the <a href="/wiki/American_middle_class" title="American middle class">American middle class</a> at the bare minimum.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Michigan_University&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">As of FY, 2023. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output 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Mountaineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellarmine_Knights" title="Bellarmine Knights">Bellarmine Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison_Dukes" title="James Madison Dukes">James Madison Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longwood_Lancers" title="Longwood Lancers">Longwood Lancers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Women's lacrosse affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Mercy_Titans" title="Detroit Mercy Titans">Detroit Mercy Titans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Morris_Colonials" title="Robert Morris Colonials">Robert Morris Colonials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youngstown_State_Penguins" title="Youngstown State Penguins">Youngstown State Penguins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Women's rowing affiliates<br />(from 2025–26)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Fightin%27_Blue_Hens" title="Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens">Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point_Panthers" title="High Point Panthers">High Point Panthers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Temple Owls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Men's tennis affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UIC_Flames" title="UIC Flames">UIC Flames</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Wrestling affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bloomsburg_Huskies" title="Bloomsburg Huskies">Bloomsburg Huskies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarion_Golden_Eagles_wrestling" title="Clarion Golden Eagles wrestling">Clarion Golden Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_Vikings" title="Cleveland State Vikings">Cleveland State Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinboro_Fighting_Scots" title="Edinboro Fighting Scots">Edinboro Fighting Scots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mason_Patriots" title="George Mason Patriots">George Mason Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lock_Haven_Bald_Eagles" title="Lock Haven Bald Eagles">Lock Haven Bald Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rider_Broncs" title="Rider Broncs">Rider Broncs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars_wrestling" title="SIU Edwardsville Cougars wrestling">SIU Edwardsville Cougars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946%E2%80%9347_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946–47 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947%E2%80%9348_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947–48 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948%E2%80%9349_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948–49 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949%E2%80%9350_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949–50 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950%E2%80%9351_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950–51 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951%E2%80%9352_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951–52 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952–53 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953%E2%80%9354_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953–54 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954%E2%80%9355_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954–55 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955%E2%80%9356_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955–56 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956%E2%80%9357_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956–57 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957%E2%80%9358_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957–58 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958%E2%80%9359_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958–59 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959%E2%80%9360_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959–60 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960%E2%80%9361_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960–61 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961%E2%80%9362_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961–62 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962%E2%80%9363_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962–63 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963%E2%80%9364_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963–64 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964%E2%80%9365_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964–65 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965%E2%80%9366_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965–66 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966%E2%80%9367_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966–67 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967%E2%80%9368_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967–68 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968%E2%80%9369_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968–69 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969%E2%80%9370_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969–70 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970%E2%80%9371_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970–71 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971–72 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%9373_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972–73 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973%E2%80%9374_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973–74 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974%E2%80%9375_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974–75 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975%E2%80%9376_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975–76 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976%E2%80%9377_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976–77 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977%E2%80%9378_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977–78 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978%E2%80%9379_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978–79 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979%E2%80%9380_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979–80 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%9381_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980–81 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981%E2%80%9382_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981–82 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982%E2%80%9383_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982–83 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983%E2%80%9384_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983–84 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984%E2%80%9385_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984–85 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985%E2%80%9386_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985–86 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987%E2%80%9388_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987–88 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988%E2%80%9389_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988–89 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989%E2%80%9390_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989–90 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990%E2%80%9391_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990–91 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991%E2%80%9392_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991–92 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992%E2%80%9393_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992–93 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993%E2%80%9394_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993–94 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994%E2%80%9395_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994–95 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995–96 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996–97 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998%E2%80%9399_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998–99 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999%E2%80%9300_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999–00 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">1999–00</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000%E2%80%9301_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000–01 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001–02 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002–03 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003%E2%80%9304_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003–04 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2004–05 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005–06 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006%E2%80%9307_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006–07 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Mid-American_Conference_season" title="2007–08 Mid-American Conference season">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Mid-American_Conference_season" title="2008–09 Mid-American Conference season">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Mid-American_Conference_season" title="2009–10 Mid-American Conference season">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010%E2%80%9311_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010–11 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011%E2%80%9312_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011–12 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012%E2%80%9313_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012–13 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013%E2%80%9314_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013–14 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014%E2%80%9315_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014–15 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015%E2%80%9316_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015–16 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016%E2%80%9317_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016–17 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017%E2%80%9318_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017–18 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018%E2%80%9319_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018–19 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019%E2%80%9320_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019–20 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020%E2%80%9321_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020–21 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021%E2%80%9322_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021–22 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022%E2%80%9323_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022–23 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023%E2%80%9324_Mid-American_Conference_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2023–24 Mid-American Conference season (page does not exist)">2023–24</a></li> 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