Spring Arbor University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 944
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 85%
From Region 11%
Athletes 436 (48.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
International 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
Spring Arbor University 314 31% 72% 2% 10% 4% 1% $60,936 12 -0.36 49 92% 7.2%
Electrical Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,547 15 -0.73 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering — — — — — — — — $98,405 52 -0.10 94 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $97,428 53 -0.08 93 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $73,973 2 -1.49 75 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,322 3 -1.48 75 — — — — —
Information Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,343 8 -1.21 74 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,664 16 -0.77 56 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $71,288 14 -0.89 71 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $61,917 12 -0.85 52 — — — — —
Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,302 27 -0.48 53 96% — — — —
Environmental Biology 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,789 19 -0.84 18 — — — — —
Nursing Administration 38 — 8% 82% 0% 0% 5% 0% $96,337 73 +0.41 93 98% 4.1% — — —
Accounting 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $75,526 26 -0.74 77 97% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations — — — — — — — — $65,168 14 -0.97 60 — — — — —
Business Administration 20 +1 75% 85% 0% 0% 5% 5% $64,741 23 -0.67 59 91% 6.5% — — —
Finance 6 — 83% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $73,142 9 -0.90 74 — — — — —
Financial Planning 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,576 9 -0.88 74 — — — — —
International Business 5 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 20% 20% $69,209 31 -0.64 68 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $72,002 8 -1.17 72 — — — — —
Marketing 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,268 13 -1.04 58 — — — — —
Operations Management 9 — 56% 56% 0% 33% 0% 0% $64,741 3 -1.59 59 91% 6.5% — — —
Sport Management 9 — 78% 78% 0% 0% 0% 22% $51,749 15 -1.01 25 100% — — — —
Biblical Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,008 18 -0.84 10 — — — — —
Christian Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,047 43 -0.10 21 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,616 21 -0.71 14 — — — — —
General Studies 22 — 36% 41% 0% 32% 18% 0% $49,067 15 -0.79 18 87% — — — —
History — +3 — — — — — — $49,028 17 -0.77 18 — — — — —
Lay Ministry — — — — — — — — $42,330 11 -1.05 8 91% — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $49,067 15 -0.79 18 87% — — — —
Pastoral Ministry — — — — — — — — $42,330 11 -1.05 8 91% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,209 22 -0.77 23 — — — — —
Professional Writing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,034 18 -0.78 13 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $49,723 20 -0.74 20 — — — — —
Theology — — — — — — — — $44,328 18 -0.80 10 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,496 15 -0.99 29 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $53,304 21 -0.80 29 — — — — —
Human Services 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,117 33 -0.25 23 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,207 20 -0.81 50 — — — — —
Psychology 14 — 29% 71% 0% 7% 7% 0% $50,478 25 -0.70 22 89% — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $50,096 22 -0.62 21 — — — — —
Social Work 86 — 12% 67% 2% 15% 2% 0% $54,490 55 +0.15 32 92% 8.8% — — —
Sociology — +1 — — — — — — $50,102 22 -0.61 21 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 10 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $48,436 25 -0.57 17 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $48,929 28 -0.50 18 — — — — —
English Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,631 26 -0.68 22 81% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,631 17 -0.68 22 82% — — — —
Physical Education 12 — 42% 75% 8% 17% 0% 0% $51,749 24 -0.74 25 100% — — — —
Science Education — — — — — — — — $50,631 17 -0.68 22 82% — — — —
Social Studies Education 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,631 14 -0.81 22 82% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,631 26 -0.68 22 82% — — — —
Special Education (Elementary) 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,042 7 -1.34 14 96% — — — —
Special Education (Secondary) 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,042 7 -1.34 14 96% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $37,782 10 -0.97 4 88% — — — —
Digital Media 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,260 31 -0.43 19 — — — — —
Film Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,637 10 -1.08 7 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $47,247 14 -1.00 15 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $43,159 36 -0.39 8 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,631 66 +0.42 22 82% — — — —
Sacred Music — — — — — — — — $44,546 41 -0.24 10 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,782 10 -0.97 4 88% — — — —
Visual Communications — — — — — — — — $45,139 17 -0.71 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 — 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $62,699 71 +0.39 54 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5 — 80% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $92,970 64 +0.35 91 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,395
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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 33.8% 106 14% 69% 2% 13% 3% 0% $53,982 29 -0.01 31 92% 8.8%
Business & Economics 18.8% 59 71% 71% 2% 8% 5% 7% $64,925 12 -0.92 59 93% 6.5%
Education 14.6% 46 20% 83% 4% 4% 2% 0% $49,751 23 -0.77 20 92% —
Health Sciences 12.1% 38 8% 82% 0% 0% 5% 0% $96,337 93 +0.41 93 98% 4.1%
Humanities 9.9% 31 45% 55% 0% 23% 13% 0% $48,649 14 -0.72 17 87% —
Arts 3.8% 12 17% 67% 8% 8% 0% 0% $44,731 18 -0.75 10 86% —
Professional 3.5% 11 64% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $76,459 70 +0.37 78 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.6% 5 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,492 3 -0.76 24 96% —
Computer Science 1.0% 3 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,996 3 -1.39 75 — —
Engineering 0.6% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,547 51 -0.73 95 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,664 10 -0.77 56 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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
Track & Field (combined) 89 $465K $461K $4K
Baseball 51 $585K $565K $20K
Soccer 42 $624K $635K -$10K
Basketball 30 $569K $545K $23K
Tennis 17 $262K $246K $15K
Bowling 15 $200K $183K $16K
Golf 13 $246K $237K $8K
Other Sports 8 $42K $42K $0
Total 213 $3.0M $2.9M $79K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $419K $420K -$353
Soccer 48 $520K $499K $21K
Basketball 32 $690K $639K $50K
Softball 20 $268K $227K $40K
Bowling 19 $214K $198K $15K
Other Sports 17 $198K $181K $16K
Volleyball 17 $288K $296K -$8K
Tennis 16 $222K $219K $2K
Golf 9 $173K $171K $1K
Total 223 $3.0M $2.9M $140K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 202 $885K $881K $3K
Soccer 90 $1.1M $1.1M $10K
Basketball 62 $1.3M $1.2M $74K
Baseball 51 $585K $565K $20K
Bowling 34 $414K $382K $32K
Tennis 33 $484K $466K $17K
Other Sports 25 $240K $224K $16K
Golf 22 $419K $408K $10K
Softball 20 $268K $227K $40K
Volleyball 17 $288K $296K -$8K
Total 436 $6.1M $6.0M $71K

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 65%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 67% 19%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

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