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Central Michigan University

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 80,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,916
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 67%
Black 9%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 28%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Education 11%
Arts 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $14,760
Est. Cost of Attendance $19,094
10-Year ROI $181,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $23M #195
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #381
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #402
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 182 #152
Engineering, Computing & Math 4 #236
Humanities & Social Sciences 48 #264

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 68%
SAT Range 960 – 1,200
ACT Range 21 – 27

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business Administration 889 48% / 52% 3% $73,867
Statistics 14 43% / 57% 14% $87,768
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 80 +4 24% / 76% 1% $64,838
Outdoor Education 14 +2 43% / 57% 0%
Physical Fitness Technician 11 36% / 64% 0% $64,838
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 5 100% / 0% 0% $64,838
Accounting 49 +5 59% / 41% 2% $81,007
Business Administration, Management and Operations 50 32% / 68% 0% $84,623
Business Management and Administration 53 +2 66% / 34% 6% $84,623
Business/Corporate Communications 31 52% / 48% 3%
Casino Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,386
Entrepreneurship 48 +1 69% / 31% 2% $57,000
Finance 41 +5 88% / 12% 2% $81,952
Financial Planning and Services 11 +1 73% / 27% 0% $81,952
Hospitality Management 6 17% / 83% 0% $56,386
Human Resources Management 25 12% / 88% 0% $76,160
International Business 3 33% / 67% 0% $82,910
Logistics 30 +32 73% / 27% 3% $84,623
Management Information Systems and Statistics 28 +3 68% / 32% 14% $107,121
Marketing 82 +8 55% / 45% 2% $85,180
Meeting and Event Planning 32 +1 6% / 94% 0% $56,386
Organizational Leadership 19 +2 53% / 47% 0% $84,623
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 14 +10 64% / 36% 0% $84,623
Real Estate 5 80% / 20% 0%
Sports Management 60 +1 83% / 17% 2% $64,838
Community Organization and Advocacy 92 34% / 66% 4% $62,465
Criminal Justice 30 +9 23% / 77% 3%
Public Administration 14 +2 21% / 79% 0% $76,571
Social Work 29 7% / 93% 0% $54,338
Fashion Merchandising 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $54,213
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Professions 481 22% / 78% 2% $63,263
Athletic Training 7 14% / 86% 0% $92,684
Biochemistry 15 47% / 53% 0%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0%
Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology 70 +3 40% / 60% 3%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 53 0% / 100% 0% $63,789
Dietetics/Dietitian 9 0% / 100% 11% $59,720
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 29 41% / 59% 0%
Environmental Health 2 50% / 50% 0% $74,485
Environmental Studies 17 35% / 65% 0% $49,498
Neurobiology and Anatomy 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $68,724
Neuroscience 28 14% / 86% 7% $68,724
Nursing 8 0% / 100% 0%
Public Health Education and Promotion 9 11% / 89% 0% $74,485
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 13 15% / 85% 8% $69,653
Health Administration 25 +1 16% / 84% 0% $77,520
Health/Medical Psychology 60 +2 17% / 83% 0%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 8 +1 38% / 62% 0%
Natural Resources/Conservation
Psychology 110 +41 15% / 85% 2% $56,036
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 5 100% / 0% 0% $74,623
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 92 73% / 27% 1% $104,085
Astronomy 6 83% / 17% 0%
Computer Science 38 82% / 18% 0% $109,327
Information Technology 16 +2 81% / 19% 0% $99,589
Mathematics 10 +3 50% / 50% 10%
Physics
Chemistry 5 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Geosciences 3 67% / 33% 0% $61,667
Materials Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Meteorology 13 69% / 31% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Engineering 154 49% / 51% 3% $77,324
Computer Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0%
Electrical Engineering 18 89% / 11% 22% $104,727
Environmental Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 40 75% / 25% 0% $97,865
Actuarial Science 1 +8 100% / 0% 0% $93,194
Child Development 44 +3 0% / 100% 2% $49,722
Family Systems 10 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,722
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 4 +2 25% / 75% 0%
Legal Studies 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $73,474
Women's Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Chemical Process Technology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 8 62% / 38% 0%
Industrial Technology/Technician 2 100% / 0% 0%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 10 100% / 0% 0% $95,994
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Arts and Media 703 29% / 71% 0% $54,943
Health Teacher Education 14 50% / 50% 0% $62,411
Advertising and Public Relations 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $64,367
Economics 9 +2 100% / 0% 0% $69,821
Anthropology 8 +2 38% / 62% 0% $45,738
English 21 +1 14% / 86% 0% $46,033
Environmental Science and Policy 11 55% / 45% 0% $49,498
French 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $46,806
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,706
Geography 1 0% / 100% 0% $65,706
German
History 10 +1 80% / 20% 0% $49,728
International Affairs 17 +1 47% / 53% 6% $63,247
Journalism 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $41,104
Philosophy 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Photojournalism 8 0% / 100% 0% $41,104
Political Science 29 +8 41% / 59% 0% $63,639
Public Relations/Image Management 37 24% / 76% 0% $64,367
Public/Applied History 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $49,728
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 53 +1 68% / 32% 0% $48,902
Social Sciences 6 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 7 +8 14% / 86% 0% $50,484
Spanish 6 +9 50% / 50% 0% $46,806
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 26 +2 35% / 65% 0% $63,167
Biology Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education 142 2% / 98% 1% $49,315
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,978
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 22 +2 27% / 73% 0% $53,978
Elementary Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $49,315
English Education 34 12% / 88% 0% $62,411
History Teacher Education 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $62,411
Mathematics Teacher Education 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $62,411
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 21 24% / 76% 0% $62,411
Social Studies Teacher Education 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $62,411
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $62,411
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,997
Dance 5 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Arts 12 +1 58% / 42% 0%
Fashion Design 14 14% / 86% 0% $59,803
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Fine/Studio Arts 9 +2 11% / 89% 0% $37,997
Graphic Design 18 28% / 72% 0% $59,803
Interior Design 21 5% / 95% 5% $59,803
Keyboard Instruments 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,516
Music 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $46,516
Music Education 24 38% / 62% 0% $62,411
Music Management 1 0% / 100% 0%
Music Performance 2 100% / 0% 0% $46,516
Music Theory and Composition 3 0% / 100% 0% $46,516
Musical Theatre 1 100% / 0% 0% $39,363
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 0% / 100% 0% $39,363
Theater 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $39,363
Voice and Opera 3 33% / 67% 0% $46,516