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Western Michigan University is redefining success as we expand what it means to be smart in an ever-changing world. The University prepares students from around the globe for a life well lived by helping them to pursue, thrive and prosper so they can make a meaningful impact on society, as thousands of Broncos have done over the University's long history.
 
Founded in 1903, WMU has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature during its nearly 120 years of service. The University offers about 250 academic programs to some 19,000 students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. Graduate coursework includes disciplines that range from geosciences and atomic and nuclear physics to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation.
 
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies WMU as a doctoral university and one of just 185 public universities in the nation conducting research at a high level. In addition, U.S. News & World Report has named WMU among the country’s best national universities since 1991.
 
Home to a thriving undergraduate honors college, WMU is one of four public universities in Michigan to be granted its own chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most widely recognized academic honor society in the nation. Just 107 other public universities in the country have been selected to shelter a chapter.
 
WMU has created an environment designed to help students thrive academically, emotionally and physically as they pursue their purpose. The University's focus on well-being supports holistic success, empowering students to craft a life of meaning and fulfillment.