Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
50,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation
231 (19%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,007
Men / Women
47% / 53%
From State
81%
From Region
5%
Athletes
78.2%
Racial/Ethnic
White
78%
International
6%
Black
5%
Hispanic
4%
Mixed
3%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 46.2% 46.2%
2012 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2013 Men: 45.5% 45.5%
2014 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2015 Men: 41.4% 41.4%
2016 Men: 48.3% 48.3%
2017 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2018 Men: 38.1% 38.1%
2019 Men: 43.9% 43.9%
2020 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2021 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2022 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2023 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2024 Men: 46.0% 46.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2016 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2017 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2018 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2019 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2021 Black: 6.2% 6.2%
2022 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2023 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2024 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2013 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2015 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2016 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2019 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2022 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2023 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2011 White: 92.6% 92.6%
2012 White: 92.7% 92.7%
2013 White: 93.4% 93.4%
2014 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2015 White: 88.9% 88.9%
2016 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2017 White: 87.0% 87.0%
2018 White: 86.0% 86.0%
2019 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2020 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2021 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2022 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2023 White: 81.6% 81.6%
2024 White: 84.4% 84.4%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2022 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2025 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2022 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2025 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2020 White: 79.7% 79.7%
2021 White: 81.7% 81.7%
2022 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2023 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2024 White: 79.9% 79.9%
2025 White: 77.7% 77.7%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2025 International: 6.1% 6.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Alma College
239
44% / 56%
1%
$54,354
23
97%
Engineering Science
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$83,894
84
—
Computer Science
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$82,110
83
—
Chemistry
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$60,531
41
—
Chemistry
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$70,036
65
—
Physics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$71,679
69
—
Biochemistry
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$57,881
33
—
Biology
12 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$57,025
31
—
Neuroscience
4 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$56,893
30
—
Environmental Studies
4 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$50,657
15
—
Exercise Science
20 —
35% / 65%
0%
—
—
—
Exercise Science
— —
—
—
$54,152
23
—
Nursing
10 —
30% / 70%
0%
$82,394
83
100%
Accounting
9 —
67% / 33%
0%
$74,782
74
100%
Business Administration
37 +2
84% / 16%
0%
$51,621
16
100%
Business Analytics
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Economics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$70,659
67
—
Finance
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$72,321
70
—
Health Administration
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$60,215
41
—
International Business
— —
—
—
$69,911
65
—
Marketing
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,319
18
100%
Anthropology
— —
—
—
$48,474
11
—
Communication
8 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$52,946
20
96%
English
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$40,559
4
94%
French
— —
—
—
$49,969
13
—
General Studies
— —
—
—
$49,607
13
—
History
5 +1
60% / 40%
0%
$47,275
9
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
— —
—
—
$50,299
14
—
International Affairs
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Philosophy
— +1
—
—
$48,141
11
—
Political Science
15 —
53% / 47%
7%
$55,354
26
—
Psychology
30 +1
17% / 83%
0%
$48,254
11
100%
Sociology
3 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$48,069
10
—
Spanish
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Education
— —
—
—
$48,874
12
—
Elementary Education
20 —
5% / 95%
0%
$47,985
10
90%
Secondary Education and Teaching
8 +3
25% / 75%
0%
$47,985
10
90%
Dance
3 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$37,889
3
—
Digital Arts
— —
—
—
$40,968
4
—
Digital Communication
5 +2
60% / 40%
0%
—
—
—
Music
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$39,295
3
—
Music Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,656
13
—
Music Performance
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$39,401
3
—
Studio Art
7 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$38,461
3
—
Theatre Arts
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$37,939
3
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$53,574
ROI Percentile
23th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
85%
4-Year Graduation Rate
57%
6-Year Graduation Rate
63%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9%
2013 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2%
2014 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7%
2015 Graduated: 61.8% 61.8%
2016 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9%
2017 Graduated: 67.6% 67.6%
2018 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7%
2019 Graduated: 66.8% 66.8%
2020 Graduated: 70.8% 70.8%
2021 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8%
2022 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2%
2023 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7%
2024 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 60.9% 60.9%
2012 Men: 70.2% 70.2%
2013 Men: 59.6% 59.6%
2014 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2015 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2016 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2017 Men: 60.8% 60.8%
2018 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2019 Men: 55.9% 55.9%
2020 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2021 Men: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2023 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
2024 Men: 53.2% 53.2%
2011 Women: 70.4% 70.4%
2012 Women: 64.2% 64.2%
2013 Women: 62.6% 62.6%
2014 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2015 Women: 69.9% 69.9%
2016 Women: 74.3% 74.3%
2017 Women: 73.5% 73.5%
2018 Women: 70.8% 70.8%
2019 Women: 76.0% 76.0%
2020 Women: 74.5% 74.5%
2021 Women: 66.2% 66.2%
2022 Women: 68.4% 68.4%
2023 Women: 71.0% 71.0%
2024 Women: 68.8% 68.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2013 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8%
2016 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2017 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5%
2018 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2019 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8%
2020 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2022 Hispanic: 58.1% 58.1%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2011 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2012 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2013 White: 62.2% 62.2%
2014 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2015 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2016 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2017 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2018 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2019 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2020 White: 73.4% 73.4%
2021 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2022 White: 65.1% 65.1%
2023 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2024 White: 66.6% 66.6%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
28.5%
68
38% / 62%
1%
$50,059
13
99%
Business & Economics
22.2%
53
75% / 25%
0%
$57,043
31
100%
Health Sciences
12.6%
30
33% / 67%
0%
$82,394
83
100%
Education
11.7%
28
11% / 89%
0%
$47,985
10
90%
Arts
9.2%
22
18% / 82%
0%
$40,458
4
—
Life & Natural Sciences
9.2%
22
50% / 50%
0%
$57,234
31
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.5%
6
83% / 17%
0%
$64,662
53
—
Agriculture & Food Science
1.7%
4
25% / 75%
0%
$50,657
15
—
Computer Science
1.3%
3
100% / 0%
33%
$82,110
83
—
Engineering
1.3%
3
100% / 0%
33%
$83,894
84
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
69%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
69%
69%
69%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8%
2012 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9%
2013 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9%
2014 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0%
2015 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6%
2016 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9%
2017 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2018 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1%
2019 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4%
2020 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Acceptance: 68.8% 68.8%
2022 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7%
2023 Acceptance: 65.7% 65.7%
2024 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0%
2011 Yield: 28.4% 28.4%
2012 Yield: 27.1% 27.1%
2013 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2014 Yield: 21.2% 21.2%
2015 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2016 Yield: 14.1% 14.1%
2017 Yield: 13.5% 13.5%
2018 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2019 Yield: 20.4% 20.4%
2020 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2021 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%
2022 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2023 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%
2024 Yield: 9.6% 9.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,893 1,893
2012 Applicants: 2,232 2,232
2013 Applicants: 2,699 2,699
2014 Applicants: 2,338 2,338
2015 Applicants: 2,479 2,479
2016 Applicants: 4,680 4,680
2017 Applicants: 4,728 4,728
2018 Applicants: 4,765 4,765
2019 Applicants: 3,036 3,036
2020 Applicants: 2,732 2,732
2021 Applicants: 2,908 2,908
2022 Applicants: 3,372 3,372
2023 Applicants: 3,975 3,975
2024 Applicants: 5,208 5,208
2011 Admitted: 1,379 1,379
2012 Admitted: 1,604 1,604
2013 Admitted: 1,833 1,833
2014 Admitted: 1,683 1,683
2015 Admitted: 1,675 1,675
2016 Admitted: 3,180 3,180
2017 Admitted: 3,026 3,026
2018 Admitted: 3,055 3,055
2019 Admitted: 1,894 1,894
2020 Admitted: 1,823 1,823
2021 Admitted: 2,000 2,000
2022 Admitted: 2,180 2,180
2023 Admitted: 2,610 2,610
2024 Admitted: 2,970 2,970
2011 Enrolled: 392 392
2012 Enrolled: 435 435
2013 Enrolled: 376 376
2014 Enrolled: 357 357
2015 Enrolled: 336 336
2016 Enrolled: 447 447
2017 Enrolled: 408 408
2018 Enrolled: 404 404
2019 Enrolled: 387 387
2020 Enrolled: 395 395
2021 Enrolled: 319 319
2022 Enrolled: 333 333
2023 Enrolled: 346 346
2024 Enrolled: 285 285
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1000 1000
2012 25th: 910 910
2013 25th: 930 930
2014 25th: 923 923
2015 25th: 1028 1028
2016 25th: 880 880
2017 25th: 1030 1030
2018 25th: 1040 1040
2019 25th: 1030 1030
2011 75th: 1342 1342
2012 75th: 1250 1250
2013 75th: 1180 1180
2014 75th: 1123 1123
2015 75th: 1320 1320
2016 75th: 1183 1183
2017 75th: 1230 1230
2018 75th: 1220 1220
2019 75th: 1230 1230
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 512 512
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 453 453
2015 25th: 510 510
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 630 630
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 630 630
2014 75th: 555 555
2015 75th: 670 670
2016 75th: 593 593
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 600 600
2019 75th: 610 610
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 488 488
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 460 460
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 518 518
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 520 520
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 712 712
2012 75th: 630 630
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 568 568
2015 75th: 650 650
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 620 620
2019 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
