Northern Michigan University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,150 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 204 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,959
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 73%
From Region 21%
Athletes 483 (8.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
International 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
College of Arts and Sciences 736 37% 85% 1% 1% 5% 1% $50,975 1 -1.27 39 93% 8.2%
Computer Science 17 — 76% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $95,617 16 -0.86 95 100% — — — —
Cyber Operations 17 — 76% 76% 6% 0% 0% 6% $66,807 5 -1.42 74 — — — — —
Data Science 6 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,030 2 -1.87 78 — — — — —
Web Management 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,912 13 -0.99 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,636 2 -1.73 46 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 13 — 8% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $54,196 2 -1.68 48 — — — — —
Geosciences 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,565 6 -1.13 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +4 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,304 10 -0.94 63 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,300 3 -1.53 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,495 3 -1.69 44 — — — — —
Biology 120 — 26% 82% 1% 0% 7% 1% $48,708 2 -2.06 33 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 7 — 29% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $52,082 7 -1.30 42 — — — — —
Agricultural Sciences 11 +1 73% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $52,929 15 -0.79 45 — — — — —
Environmental Science 30 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 3% 3% $50,409 12 -1.04 38 98% — — — —
Environmental Studies 38 +1 34% 89% 0% 0% 8% 0% $50,409 12 -1.04 38 98% — — — —
Fisheries Science 18 +1 72% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $46,041 12 -0.94 26 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 27 — 48% 89% 0% 0% 0% 4% $50,071 6 -1.37 37 96% — — — —
Economics 17 — 76% 53% 0% 0% 12% 12% $59,732 1 -1.44 61 90% — — — —
Recreation Management 25 — 56% 88% 4% 0% 4% 0% $43,094 1 -1.58 19 90% — — — —
Sports Management 13 — 38% 69% 0% 0% 15% 0% $50,071 10 -1.18 37 96% — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,287 14 -0.87 24 94% — — — —
English 18 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,970 2 -1.64 11 91% — — — —
French — +2 — — — — — — $54,295 36 -0.33 48 85% — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $48,820 15 -0.81 33 — — — — —
German Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,561 12 -0.93 30 — — — — —
History 13 +1 62% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $44,682 4 -1.20 23 93% — — — —
Native American Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,495 12 -0.93 30 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,997 10 -1.01 31 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +4 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,295 36 -0.33 48 85% — — — —
Anthropology 15 +3 40% 73% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,346 18 -0.68 35 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences — — — — — — — — $56,441 62 +0.21 54 94% — — — —
Communication 10 +2 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,793 29 -0.57 52 94% — — — —
Digital Communication 25 +1 20% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $50,831 13 -1.03 39 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,614 15 -0.98 46 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,960 5 -1.03 45 — — — — —
Political Science 16 +4 25% 75% 6% 0% 6% 6% $53,752 5 -1.36 47 93% — — — —
Psychology 76 +3 21% 87% 1% 1% 1% 1% $42,591 1 -1.89 18 84% 8.8% — — —
Public Relations 19 — 32% 89% 0% 5% 0% 0% $52,527 3 -1.75 44 91% — — — —
Social Work 29 — 14% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,172 74 +0.46 56 92% 8.0% — — —
Sociology 5 +2 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,759 19 -0.65 36 — — — — —
Health and Physical Education — — — — — — — — $50,071 14 -0.95 37 96% — — — —
Acting 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,240 28 -0.51 12 — — — — —
Dance — +1 — — — — — — $39,521 29 -0.47 12 — — — — —
Film Production 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,540 10 -1.10 16 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,392 15 -0.68 14 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $39,915 14 -0.73 13 — — — — —
Studio Art 39 +1 33% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% $39,659 15 -0.77 12 96% — — — —
Theater 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,350 21 -0.63 10 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,949 25 -0.55 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 40 +7 30% 75% 0% 8% 10% 2% $56,967 33 -0.40 55 96% 7.4% — — —
Paralegal Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,365 25 -0.62 51 — — — — —
Security Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,967 33 -0.40 55 96% 7.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 252 55% 86% 0% 2% 5% 3% $61,533 14 -1.41 65 96% 6.3%
Accounting 26 — 42% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $71,837 17 -0.98 80 98% — — — —
Accounting and Finance — — — — — — — — $71,837 17 -0.98 80 98% — — — —
Business Administration 35 — 74% 83% 0% 3% 0% 9% $49,566 1 -1.46 35 93% 7.4% — — —
Business Analytics 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,332 2 -1.67 68 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $48,712 5 -1.20 33 94% — — — —
Finance 27 — 70% 70% 0% 0% 7% 15% $63,863 2 -1.22 69 96% — — — —
Hospitality Management 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,912 1 -1.87 13 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,884 3 -1.59 47 — — — — —
Marketing 33 +2 45% 82% 3% 0% 0% 3% $60,125 6 -1.36 62 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 64 — 22% 88% 0% 5% 8% 0% $49,566 0 -1.90 35 93% 7.4% — — —
Small Business 6 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,712 5 -1.20 33 94% — — — —
Construction Management 42 — 88% 93% 0% 0% 2% 0% $88,900 13 -1.02 92 100% 3.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences and Professional Studies 254 20% 87% 2% 1% 3% 0% $63,871 22 -0.93 69 98% 4.5%
Medicinal Plant Chemistry 26 — 54% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,979 3 -1.60 50 — — — — —
Allied Health 12 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $71,963 66 +0.24 80 98% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 11 — 18% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,963 26 -0.51 80 98% — — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $47,861 5 -1.41 31 94% — — — —
Nursing 98 — 12% 83% 3% 2% 2% 0% $77,321 3 -1.48 85 97% 4.5% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 14 — 7% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $63,029 58 +0.12 68 97% — — — —
Chemistry Education — — — — — — — — $48,600 7 -0.88 33 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 27 — 7% 89% 0% 0% 4% 0% $46,695 17 -0.83 28 100% — — — —
Emotional Behavioral Disorders Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,144 93 +1.55 73 98% — — — —
English Education 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 9 -0.96 33 100% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 9 -0.96 33 100% — — — —
History Education — — — — — — — — $48,600 6 -1.15 33 100% — — — —
Intellectual Disabilities Education 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $66,144 93 +1.55 73 98% — — — —
Mathematics Education 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 7 -0.88 33 100% — — — —
Physical Education 10 — 70% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 10 -1.13 33 100% — — — —
Science Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 7 -0.88 33 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 13 — 23% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,600 6 -1.15 33 100% — — — —
Spanish Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 9 -0.96 33 100% — — — —
Technology Education — — — — — — — — $48,600 18 -0.76 33 100% — — — —
Art Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 60 +0.19 33 100% — — — —
Music Education 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,600 58 +0.20 33 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Technology and Occupational Sciences 29 97% 90% 0% 0% 7% 0% $83,177 80 -0.46 89 100%
Mechatronics Engineering — — — — — — — — $90,127 8 -1.14 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,435 28 -0.36 90 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,560 28 -0.35 90 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 21 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 10% 0% $82,668 21 -0.50 89 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,634
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,395
Est. In-State Cost $18,931
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,383
ROI Percentile 54th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
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
Business & Economics 20.8% 265 50% 82% 1% 2% 6% 4% $54,779 1 -1.48 49 94% 7.4%
Social Sciences 15.7% 200 24% 87% 1% 2% 2% 1% $49,184 6 -1.18 34 88% 8.6%
Health Sciences 12.7% 162 18% 86% 2% 1% 2% 1% $70,784 22 -1.13 79 97% 4.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 135 27% 82% 1% 0% 7% 1% $49,107 1 -2.00 34 95% —
Professional 9.0% 114 68% 86% 0% 3% 6% 1% $75,385 66 -0.65 83 98% 5.6%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.6% 97 44% 89% 0% 0% 8% 1% $49,884 11 -0.99 36 98% —
Education 6.5% 83 23% 90% 0% 0% 4% 0% $50,517 27 -0.60 38 100% —
Arts 5.2% 66 36% 89% 0% 2% 3% 0% $41,168 11 -0.63 15 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.7% 60 47% 90% 0% 0% 8% 0% $55,654 1 -1.52 52 — —
Computer Science 3.6% 46 76% 89% 2% 2% 0% 2% $79,323 6 -1.22 86 100% —
Humanities 3.4% 43 33% 77% 0% 0% 7% 2% $43,703 3 -1.25 20 91% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #368 41% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #376 42% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #456 31% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #369 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #254 99% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #356 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #410 76% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #508 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #447 0% $0 — — — —
Total $1.9M #498 39% $0.0M — — — —

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 NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $2.7M $2.6M $31K
Swimming & Diving 30 $617K $619K -$1K
Ice Hockey 28 $2.2M $2.3M -$61K
Soccer 28 $703K $720K -$17K
Basketball 17 $1.3M $1.2M $102K
Other Sports 10 $144K $143K $683
Golf 9 $232K $224K $8K
Skiing 6 $257K $271K -$13K
Total 225 $8.2M $8.1M $49K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $430K $438K -$7K
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $435K $443K -$7K
Soccer 36 $830K $795K $34K
Swimming & Diving 34 $695K $696K -$1K
Lacrosse 33 $775K $773K $2K
Wrestling 28 $699K $705K -$6K
Cross Country 26 $334K $347K -$13K
Volleyball 20 $774K $782K -$8K
Basketball 17 $887K $895K -$8K
Other Sports 17 $253K $252K $1K
Golf 11 $322K $320K $1K
Skiing 9 $403K $422K -$19K
Total 258 $6.8M $6.9M -$32K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 97 $2.7M $2.6M $31K
Soccer 64 $1.5M $1.5M $17K
Swimming & Diving 64 $1.3M $1.3M -$2K
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $430K $438K -$7K
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $435K $443K -$7K
Basketball 34 $2.2M $2.1M $94K
Lacrosse 33 $775K $773K $2K
Ice Hockey 28 $2.2M $2.3M -$61K
Wrestling 28 $699K $705K -$6K
Other Sports 27 $397K $395K $1K
Cross Country 26 $334K $347K -$13K
Golf 20 $555K $545K $9K
Volleyball 20 $774K $782K -$8K
Skiing 15 $660K $693K -$33K
Total 483 $16.4M $16.2M $185K

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 85%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 82% 14%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind