- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MITown: distantZIP 48859Founded 1892
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1892
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cmich.edu
- Member of
- APLU
MichiganPublic
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with 10,035 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $17,201 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention75%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans51%
$17,201net price / year
90%admission rate
1091average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$59,879median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#777 of 1,704 for earnings#650 of 1,739 for lowest net price#710 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,177 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
- $31,335tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,420
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,420
- Average net price
- $17,201national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,792
$30,001–48,000$12,229
$48,001–75,000$13,598
$75,001–110,000$16,645
$110,001+$22,913
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1091
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,915
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,879middle 50%: $42,565–$83,789
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,789
Median, Central Michigan University$59,879
Lower quarter$42,565
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
- 10,035
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,682 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,718
- Endowment, end of year
- $265,356,840
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic5.8%
Black8.2%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Education13%
Psychology7.7%
Public administration & social service7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.1%
Health professions5.1%
Visual & performing arts4.9%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $17,265 | 58% | $59,083 |
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| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | $18,131 | 61% | $67,456 |
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| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | $16,801 | 55% | $53,069 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169248. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q250205.