- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Adrian College


Adrian, MITown: distantZIP 49221Founded 1859
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1859
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.adrian.edu
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Adrian College
Adrian College is a private nonprofit college in Adrian, Michigan, with 1,604 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $31,986 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention65%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans66%
$31,986net price / year
72%admission rate
1034average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$56,860median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#950 of 1,704 for earnings#1,515 of 1,739 for lowest net price#997 of 1,738 for graduation rate#642 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $63,085tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,764
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,764
- Average net price
- $31,986national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,873
$30,001–48,000$31,042
$48,001–75,000$26,284
$75,001–110,000$30,979
$110,001+$36,282
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1034
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 443–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,962
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,860middle 50%: $38,331–$80,004
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,004
Median, Adrian College$56,860
Lower quarter$38,331
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,604
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,614 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,132
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,579,536
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic6.2%
Black6.4%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown16%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Visual & performing arts11%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.0%
Education6.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.1%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
Communication & journalism3.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 168528. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4684938.