Academics at Western Michigan University - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at WMU will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at WMU this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 17,760 undergraduate students at Western Michigan University is 1,430 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 16 to 1 which makes Western Michigan University worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Western Michigan University , there are 16 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (61.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (61.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (42.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Western Michigan University compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Western Michigan University offers 171 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 95 majors within 30 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Western Michigan University awarded 3,775 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)	222	222
Business Administration & Management	220	220
Marketing	218	218
General Biology	148	148
Finance & Financial Management	140	140

Find out what Western Michigan University's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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