University reference
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University, established in 1903, is an active ROR organization in Kalamazoo, US. ROR classifies the organization under education, funder. This profile preserves public aliases, acronyms, external identifiers, location details and organization relationships supplied by the Research Organization Registry, then links the record to other organizations in the same city and country and to recorded airports in the same city. It is a directory profile, not a university ranking, quality assessment, admissions guide or statement of endorsement by ROR or DataOfWorld.
Key facts
- ROR identifier
- https://ror.org/04j198w64
- Country
- US
- City
- Kalamazoo
- Administrative area
- Michigan
- Website
- https://wmich.edu
- Established
- 1903
- Organization types
- education, funder
- Aliases
- Western Michigan College, Western Michigan College of Education, Western State Normal School, Western State Teachers College
- Acronyms
- WMU
- External identifiers
fundref 100007159, 100023849, 100023555, 100023855 grid grid.268187.2 isni 0000 0001 0672 1122 wikidata Q1546191 - Organization relationships
child 03a1q3q78, 01eewth24 related 032zc6m47, 05rzk0426 - Latitude
- 42.29171
- Longitude
- -85.58723
- ROR last modified
- 2026-07-20
ROR identity context
Names, identifiers and relationships
These identifiers describe the organization record and do not imply ranking or endorsement.
| Aliases | Western Michigan College, Western Michigan College of Education, Western State Normal School, Western State Teachers College |
|---|---|
| Acronyms | WMU |
| FUNDREF identifiers | 100007159, 100023849, 100023555, 100023855 |
| GRID identifiers | grid.268187.2 |
| ISNI identifiers | 0000 0001 0672 1122 |
| WIKIDATA identifiers | Q1546191 |
| ROR child relationships | 03a1q3q78, 01eewth24 |
| ROR related relationships | 032zc6m47, 05rzk0426 |
Wikidata structured context
Published identifiers and revision
Only allowlisted structured claims are used. Wikipedia prose and Wikimedia media are not copied.
| QID | Q1546191 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revision | 2511566159 | ||||||||||||
| Modified | 2026-06-28T18:12:39Z | ||||||||||||
| Structured label | Western Michigan University | ||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.wmich.edu | ||||||||||||
| Country QID | Q30 | ||||||||||||
| Inception |
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OpenAlex institution metadata
Works and research-topic context
Institution-level directory statistics only; they are not rankings, quality judgments or endorsements.
Published topics: Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Data Analysis with R, Magnetic confinement fusion research, Advanced Graph Theory Research, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Social Work Education and Practice
Annual indicator
Institution works indexed by OpenAlex
1,171.00 works2024
Institution-level yearly works counts in OpenAlex; not a ranking or quality measure. Values retain the source period and unit.
View source data
| Period | works | Source flag | Confidentiality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,171.00 works | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,067.00 works | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,058.00 works | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,090.00 works | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,305.00 works | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,040.00 works | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,065.00 works | — | — |
| 2017 | 970.00 works | — | — |
| 2016 | 942.00 works | — | — |
| 2015 | 888.00 works | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,038.00 works | — | — |
| 2013 | 811.00 works | — | — |
| 2012 | 833.00 works | — | — |
| 2011 | 833.00 works | — | — |
| 2010 | 723.00 works | — | — |
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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Research Organization Registry
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-20
- Dataset version
- dbdfb9b8dad3
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- Research Organization Registry (ROR)
DataOfWorld deterministic university profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-20
- Dataset version
- university-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
Wikidata structured data
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-31
- Dataset version
- 1df8ca4ef716
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- Wikidata structured data; DataOfWorld preserves QID and revision metadata.
OpenAlex metadata
- Applicable date
- 2026-07-31
- Dataset version
- d3bd4aff8044
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- OpenAlex; metadata only, no full text or abstracts are published.
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