Is Western Michigan University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Western Michigan University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Western Michigan University's acceptance rate?

85% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 18,359 of 21,701 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 43%, from 15,175 in 2015 to 21,701 in 2024, and Western Michigan University's admit rate went from 82% to 85%.

What ACT score do you need for Western Michigan University?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21–28, with a median of 26. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 960–1200 works out to about 18–25.

What GPA do you need for Western Michigan University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.55 high school GPA, and 19% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Western Michigan University? (Middle 50%: 960–1200)

First-year students at Western Michigan University who sent an SAT scored 960–1200, with a median of 1080 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Western Michigan University admits 85% of applicants.

Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI

Where your score lands at Western Michigan University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 960–1200, median 1080

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Western Michigan University by the numbers

Admit rate: 85%
Middle 50% SAT: 960–1200
Median SAT: 1080
About on the ACT: 18–25
Sent an SAT: 50%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Western Michigan University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 43%, from 15,175 in 2015 to 21,701 in 2024, and Western Michigan University's admit rate went from 82% to 85%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	21,701	18,359	85%
2023	20,100	17,020	85%
2022	20,501	17,334	85%
2021	18,853	15,612	83%
2020	16,582	14,085	85%
2019	17,698	14,133	80%
2018	17,051	13,829	81%
2017	14,263	11,741	82%
2016	13,613	11,205	82%
2015	15,175	12,501	82%

In fall 2024, 2,484 of the 18,359 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Western Michigan University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 910Far reachHold
910–950ReachHold
960–1070TargetHold
1080–1190TargetSend
1200 and upLikelySend

8009001000110012001300

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Western Michigan University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	460	530	600
SAT Reading and Writing	490	550	610
SAT total	960	1080	1200
ACT composite	21	26	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 50% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.55; 99% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 19%; of new students who reported a rank

Western Michigan University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $15,273; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 58%
Median earnings: $53,562; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 14,038

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Western Michigan University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Western Michigan University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Western Michigan University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 960–1200, and the median was 1080. At 1080 or higher you're above half of them. Western Michigan University admits 85% of applicants.

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