Andrews University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 90,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 222 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,152
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 26%
From Region 19%
Athletes 66 (6.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

International 24%
Hispanic 22%
White 20%
Black 16%
Asian 12%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%

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
Andrews University 302 49% 24% 14% 13% 24% 19% $68,404 38 -0.20 65 95% 5.1%
General Engineering 17 — 88% 47% 6% 12% 18% 6% $94,288 37 -0.32 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 17 — 88% 24% 12% 18% 6% 29% $99,645 23 -0.74 94 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $94,665 46 -0.18 92 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $95,357 53 +0.09 92 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,142 12 -1.23 85 — — — — —
Informatics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $95,397 49 -0.14 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,023 32 -0.34 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $70,844 34 -0.55 70 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $76,358 24 -0.52 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 78% 22% 0% 0% 44% 22% $65,416 21 -0.54 59 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 27% 0% 45% 18% 27% 0% $65,133 44 -0.15 59 — — — — —
Biophysics — — — — — — — — $66,360 22 -0.46 61 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,718 57 +0.22 37 — — — — —
Dietetics 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $62,613 43 -0.13 53 — — — — —
Horticulture 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,354 52 +0.08 52 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $60,534 32 -0.33 47 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 17 — 53% 0% 35% 0% 12% 53% $74,556 37 -0.28 75 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 — 16% 21% 21% 5% 37% 16% $65,587 67 +0.46 60 87% — — — —
Exercise Science 7 — 57% 57% 29% 14% 0% 0% $60,037 45 -0.20 46 — — — — —
Nursing 14 — 14% 14% 0% 7% 21% 43% $78,163 3 -1.40 79 94% 5.1% — — —
Physical Therapy 13 — 38% 23% 8% 0% 46% 8% $74,777 66 +0.28 76 100% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies — — — — — — — — $69,051 56 +0.04 66 — — — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $66,498 57 +0.13 62 — — — — —
Accounting 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $80,842 37 -0.40 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 12 — 67% 25% 8% 17% 25% 17% $73,522 54 -0.21 74 — — — — —
Finance 5 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% 60% $81,811 25 -0.60 83 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $76,491 45 -0.32 78 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 3 — 100% 0% 33% 67% 0% 0% $80,402 25 -0.69 82 — — — — —
Marketing 6 — 83% 17% 17% 33% 33% 0% $72,173 34 -0.42 72 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% $50,962 47 -0.18 22 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $56,430 49 -0.14 36 — — — — —
French 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,706 46 -0.21 34 — — — — —
General Studies 8 — 38% 12% 12% 38% 0% 38% $55,451 47 -0.18 33 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,869 53 -0.10 34 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,627 66 +0.13 42 — — — — —
Religious Studies 8 — 75% 25% 12% 50% 12% 0% $52,860 72 +0.25 26 — — — — —
Spanish 15 — 27% 0% 13% 7% 67% 13% $55,468 44 -0.23 33 — — — — —
Theology 7 — 100% 43% 14% 0% 14% 14% $64,697 96 +1.71 58 98% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,789 63 +0.26 37 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $58,349 39 -0.33 41 — — — — —
International Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $61,187 21 -0.60 49 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,163 25 -0.67 54 — — — — —
Psychology 17 — 35% 24% 24% 12% 18% 6% $54,435 50 -0.10 31 — — — — —
Social Work 8 — 12% 12% 12% 50% 25% 0% $55,194 61 +0.23 33 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $56,795 56 -0.01 37 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 38% 62% 12% 0% 12% 12% $53,373 64 +0.16 28 — — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $56,904 62 +0.22 37 — — — — —
Secondary Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,167 62 +0.25 38 — — — — —
Teacher Education, Subject Areas — — — — — — — — $57,017 62 +0.23 38 — — — — —
Architectural Technology 11 — 64% 45% 9% 0% 36% 9% $61,282 15 -0.78 49 100% — — — —
Architecture 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,956 30 -0.36 58 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism — — — — — — — — $45,868 32 -0.46 11 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media 4 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% 50% $53,917 53 -0.12 29 — — — — —
Graphic Design 5 — 20% 0% 0% 20% 40% 40% $57,929 44 -0.17 40 — — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $47,685 53 +0.10 15 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $54,580 86 +0.84 31 — — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 50% 33% 0% 17% 17% 33% $47,583 53 +0.09 14 — — — — —
Photography 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,278 23 -0.57 14 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% 67% $46,833 53 +0.00 13 — — — — —
Aviation 6 — 50% 50% 17% 17% 0% 17% $86,208 24 -0.57 87 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,510
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
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
Health Sciences 23.2% 70 33% 19% 19% 4% 26% 27% $71,432 24 -0.19 71 93% 5.1%
Humanities 15.2% 46 50% 15% 11% 20% 28% 17% $56,234 58 +0.18 36 98% —
Arts 11.6% 35 43% 29% 6% 9% 29% 26% $55,019 66 -0.29 32 100% —
Business & Economics 10.3% 31 68% 19% 10% 23% 16% 29% $76,304 43 -0.39 77 — —
Social Sciences 10.3% 31 26% 19% 16% 19% 29% 6% $55,923 40 -0.09 35 — —
Computer Science 7.3% 22 86% 23% 18% 14% 14% 23% $98,100 28 -0.65 93 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 20 50% 10% 25% 10% 35% 10% $65,260 37 -0.33 59 — —
Engineering 5.6% 17 88% 47% 6% 12% 18% 6% $94,288 16 -0.32 91 — —
Education 3.0% 9 44% 67% 11% 0% 11% 11% $53,795 51 +0.17 29 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 8 25% 38% 0% 12% 38% 12% $60,370 51 +0.03 47 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 7 71% 29% 14% 14% 14% 0% $70,826 27 -0.49 70 — —
Professional 2.0% 6 50% 50% 17% 17% 0% 17% $86,208 85 -0.57 87 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #317 0% $0 41 #120 32 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #409 97% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #527 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #406 0% $0 36 #54 103 —
Education $0.0M #436 0% $0 16 #251 — —
Engineering $0.0M #436 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #314 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #518 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.7M #516 37% $0 93 #181 135 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 23 $46K $46K $0
Basketball 12 $55K $55K $0
Total 35 $101K $101K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 20 $43K $43K $0
Volleyball 12 $42K $42K $0
Total 31 $85K $85K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 43 $89K $89K $0
Basketball 12 $55K $55K $0
Volleyball 12 $42K $42K $0
Total 66 $295K $295K $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 No
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 990 – 1290
SAT Math Range 470 – 630
SAT RW Range 520 – 660