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Adrian College is a private regional college located in Adrian, Michigan. Adrian College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Adrian College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $51,378 10 years after enrolling, 16th in Michigan, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Adrian College bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Adrian College is ranked 21st in Michigan.
Adrian College’s median net annual cost of $24,982 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Adrian College sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Marketing, Biology, Criminal Justice, Education (subject specific), Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$24,982
Average years to graduate
4.1
Comms & Media Studies
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.18
Social Work
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.85
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Adrian College - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Adrian College is 11% lower than the state average, and 1% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Adrian College, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Adrian College graduates within 4 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Adrian College’s economic mobility score of 13.45 is calculated by adjusting the 4.33 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Adrian College’s EMS of 13.45 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Adrian College pays $24,982 a year, $31,078 less than the $56,060 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $24,982
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Adrian College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $24,982 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,306. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,432
Pell grants
$5,155
State grants
$2,823
Institutional grants
$28,429
Adrian College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,736 applicants, of which 2,079 were admitted and 573 enrolled. Adrian College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
42%
59%
First time
85%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
19%
12%