Western Michigan University was established in 1903 and is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A public university, it currently enrolls around 24,433 students. The university awards doctoral, specialist, masters, undergraduate and certificate programs in several fields through its 9 colleges: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, Education, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fine Arts, Health and Human Services, Honors College, and the Graduate College. Graduate programs are offered in a range of disciplines, namely, physics, speech pathology, audiology, creative writing, medieval studies, etc.