Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University (WMU for short) is a public comprehensive university. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, it is strategically located between Chicago and Detroit. WMU was founded in 1903 and has five campuses. (West Campus, East Campus, Oakland Drive Campus, Parkview Campus, Battle Creek College of Aviation main Campus-West Campus.)

“U.S. News and World Report” has ranked the nation’s best universities and the nation’s top universities for 24 consecutive years, and “Washington Monthly” has rated it as a top national university and the best cost-effective university.

The campus has first-class modern facilities, a world-class aviation academy, the youngest medical school in the United States and a public service clinic, an engineering campus adjacent to the business technology and research park, famous art venues and a well-equipped student activity center. Western Michigan University has the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Aviation, the Haworth School of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Medicine, the School of Law, and the Graduate School.

Haworth College of Business

The Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University originated in 1949 and has transformed from an original business research unit into one of the largest business schools in the United States. Haworth Business School is named after alumnus GW Haworth, who founded the family-owned Haworth Company in 1948 and is now one of the world’s three largest office furniture manufacturers. In the 1980s, GW Haworth Capital sponsored the construction of a new business school building with modern facilities, and the Western Michigan University Business School was renamed the Haworth School of Business. In 1991, the college moved to its current building, Schneider Hall, named for founding dean Arnold Schneider.

The Haworth School of Business at Western Michigan University is one of the largest business schools in the United States, the academic home of more than 3,500 undergraduate students in 18 professional areas. There are also 500 graduate students studying business management and accounting. Haworth Business School is one of the top 5% elite universities in the world among business schools and is accredited by AACSB International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Its accreditation scope includes university departments and research institutes. This honor is obtained by only 1% of business schools in the world. Especially for students who graduate from professional accounting courses recognized by AACSB, their professional abilities are favored by employers around the world.