Alma College

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 736 (65.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
International 6%
Black 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Alma College 239 44% 85% 1% 3% 6% 1% $61,396 14 -0.32 33 98%
Engineering Science 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $86,875 14 -0.89 82 — — — — —
Computer Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $90,285 12 -1.01 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,785 12 -0.85 36 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,138 14 -0.82 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,287 15 -0.83 38 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,273 8 -1.25 46 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,442 8 -1.07 27 — — — — —
Biology 12 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,277 14 -0.95 24 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,730 24 -0.37 36 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,897 35 -0.35 19 — — — — —
Exercise Science 20 — 35% 85% 10% 0% 5% 0% $74,946 93 +1.54 66 100% — — — —
Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $59,696 43 -0.24 28 — — — — —
Nursing 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $82,082 9 -1.01 77 100% — — — —
Accounting 9 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,105 25 -0.77 66 100% — — — —
Business Administration 37 +2 84% 89% 0% 3% 5% 0% $68,092 32 -0.50 51 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,992 12 -1.06 64 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,215 9 -1.04 56 — — — — —
Finance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,933 10 -0.83 66 — — — — —
Health Administration 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,542 43 -0.30 30 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $70,903 36 -0.56 58 — — — — —
Marketing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,750 6 -1.31 31 90% — — — —
English 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,550 38 -0.35 8 95% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $52,246 30 -0.52 12 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $52,429 28 -0.47 12 — — — — —
History 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,261 24 -0.65 9 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $53,055 32 -0.41 13 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $52,434 25 -0.68 12 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,301 31 -0.51 12 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $50,760 27 -0.56 10 — — — — —
Communication 8 +1 50% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $59,081 43 -0.26 26 100% — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,351 13 -0.75 25 — — — — —
Political Science 15 — 53% 73% 0% 7% 7% 7% $58,313 11 -1.02 24 — — — — —
Psychology 30 +1 17% 87% 0% 3% 7% 0% $55,347 55 +0.04 17 96% — — — —
Sociology 3 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,995 28 -0.53 10 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $53,487 44 -0.19 14 — — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 5% 85% 0% 0% 10% 0% $52,141 54 -0.02 12 95% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 8 +3 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,141 35 -0.34 12 95% — — — —
Dance 3 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $41,848 41 -0.16 3 — — — — —
Digital Arts — — — — — — — — $43,850 13 -0.80 4 — — — — —
Digital Communication 5 +2 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,875 42 -0.32 10 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,417 28 -0.57 3 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,737 79 +0.64 13 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,422 28 -0.57 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +2 0% 57% 14% 14% 0% 0% $40,889 24 -0.64 3 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,397 34 -0.36 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,574
ROI Percentile 33th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.3% 58 33% 83% 0% 5% 5% 2% $56,508 42 -0.33 20 97% —
Business & Economics 22.2% 53 75% 91% 0% 2% 6% 0% $69,434 23 -0.60 54 100% —
Health Sciences 12.6% 30 33% 87% 7% 0% 7% 0% $77,325 51 +0.69 70 100% —
Education 11.7% 28 11% 89% 0% 0% 7% 0% $52,141 39 -0.11 12 95% —
Arts 9.2% 22 18% 73% 5% 5% 9% 0% $44,955 19 -0.30 4 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 22 50% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $59,404 15 -0.88 27 100% —
Humanities 4.2% 10 70% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $50,456 23 -0.53 9 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 6 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,509 10 -0.91 38 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 4 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,897 32 -0.35 19 — —
Computer Science 1.3% 3 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $90,285 17 -1.01 85 — —
Engineering 1.3% 3 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $86,875 1 -0.89 82 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 168 $819K $819K $0
Track & Field (combined) 87 $139K $139K $0
Baseball 65 $317K $317K $0
Basketball 36 $226K $226K $0
Soccer 36 $151K $151K $0
Other Sports 29 $122K $122K $0
Wrestling 25 $157K $157K $0
Lacrosse 21 $138K $138K $0
Golf 13 $56K $56K $0
Swimming 11 $88K $88K $0
Tennis 7 $43K $43K $0
Total 413 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 114 $590K $590K $0
Track & Field (combined) 85 $68K $68K $0
Softball 31 $262K $262K $0
Volleyball 26 $134K $134K $0
Basketball 23 $204K $204K $0
Soccer 22 $118K $118K $0
Lacrosse 19 $96K $96K $0
Wrestling 18 $145K $145K $0
Bowling 12 $78K $78K $0
Swimming 12 $89K $89K $0
Tennis 12 $43K $43K $0
Golf 10 $66K $66K $0
Total 323 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 172 $208K $208K $0
Football 168 $819K $819K $0
Other Sports 143 $712K $712K $0
Baseball 65 $317K $317K $0
Basketball 59 $430K $430K $0
Soccer 58 $270K $270K $0
Wrestling 43 $303K $303K $0
Lacrosse 40 $235K $235K $0
Softball 31 $262K $262K $0
Volleyball 26 $134K $134K $0
Golf 23 $123K $123K $0
Swimming 23 $177K $177K $0
Tennis 19 $87K $87K $0
Bowling 12 $78K $78K $0
Total 736 $5.5M $5.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 64% 22%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 84%
SAT Range 950 – 1130
SAT Math Range 460 – 550
SAT RW Range 470 – 590