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Spring Arbor University is a private regional university located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Spring Arbor University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Spring Arbor University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,111 10 years after enrolling, 30th in Michigan, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Spring Arbor University bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Spring Arbor University is ranked 30th in Michigan.
Spring Arbor University’s median net annual cost of $20,543 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Spring Arbor University sorted by number of graduates - Social Work, Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Comms & Media Studies, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,543
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.49
Special Education
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.23
Human Development & Family
Rank: -
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Economic score: 12.9
Psychology
Rank: #586
Economic score: 13.18
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
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Economic score: 15.22
Criminal Justice
Rank: -
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Economic score: 28.64
Biology
Rank: -
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Economic score: 57.95
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 3 graduate programs at Spring Arbor University - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Spring Arbor University is 5% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Spring Arbor University, Pell Grant recipients represent 31% of the measured graduating class, 4% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Spring Arbor University graduates within 4.7 years.
Spring Arbor University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Spring Arbor University’s economic mobility score of 7 is calculated by adjusting the 6.76 economic score of lower-income students by the 31% pell grant recipients within the student body. Spring Arbor University’s EMS of 7 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Spring Arbor University pays $20,543 a year, $22,965 less than the $43,508 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 $20,543
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Spring Arbor University, 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 $20,543 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 56% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,925. This is 2% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,348
Pell grants
$3,963
State grants
$2,690
Institutional grants
$17,717
Spring Arbor University offers 3 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Spring Arbor University offers 8 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
11
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
13%
Spring Arbor University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 60% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,760 applicants, of which 1,055 were admitted and 231 enrolled. Spring Arbor University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
55%
83%
Female
67%
59%
First time
38%
59%
In-state
86%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%