BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·adrian.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,765
peer median 1,195
Avg net price
$25,368
+$3.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,486
2,486 candidates competed
Admitted
1,803
72.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
475
26.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-1.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

19.3pp gap
Pell recipients
37%96 of 259
Non-Pell (all)
56%210 of 373
Subsidized loan, no Pell
47%92 of 195
No Federal Aid
66%118 of 178

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 116 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 105 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
116
Passing
11
9.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

116programs
  • Passing11 · 9.5%
  • No Data105 · 90.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
105

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+46.9%
$48,453 vs $32,989
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.1%
$85,927 vs $58,014
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+56.3%
$51,559 vs $32,989
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+58.2%
$52,176 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+58.6%
$52,309 vs $32,989
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+63.9%
$54,077 vs $32,989
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+64.5%
$54,277 vs $32,989
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+93.4%
$63,816 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
64%
$31,000 debt · $48,453 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,559 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
52%
$27,000 debt · $52,176 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
50%
$27,000 debt · $54,277 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
42%
$27,000 debt · $63,816 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$27,000 debt · $66,808 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $69,654 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1958Next review Aug 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,542
$30–48k$21,571
$48–75k$24,162
$75–110k$27,166
$110k+$28,652

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$25,368
+$3,944vs Baccalaureate median $21,425
Federal loans
70.7%
In-state tuition
$41,684
Out-of-state
$41,684

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 593 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $13.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
593
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,371,007 total
Direct Loans
$13.4M
2,259 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
875 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
1,057 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$607K
46 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.6M
276 loan awards
Grad PLUS$85K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 592 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
592
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.0%
2017
7.9%
2018
7.6%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Adrian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs105
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

371 total completions
01Business
13235.6%
02Parks/Recreation
6517.5%
03Visual/Performing Arts
359.4%
04Education
359.4%
05Biological Sciences
318.4%
06Security/Protective
287.5%
07Health Professions
174.6%
08Psychology
102.7%
09Communication
92.4%
10Public Admin
92.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,765
12-mo unduplicated
1,894
Undergraduate
1,793
Graduate
101

Gender split

Men
56%1,055
Women
44%839

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.6%
Unknown
16.4%
Black
6.4%
Non-resident
6.3%
Hispanic
6.2%
Two or more
4.2%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
846
529 M · 317 W
Women athletes
37.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$36K
$34K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$36K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Football
177 M · —
$566K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
92 M · 72 W
$281K
Baseball
71 M · —
$383K
Wrestling
52 M · 18 W
$376K
Soccer
30 M · 30 W
$225K
Lacrosse
32 M · 27 W
$276K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.41
6 offenses · 1,760 students

3-year trend

2.142 yrs ago3.291 yr ago3.41Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
3

By location

6total
  • On campus5
  • Non-campus1

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor04

Residence-hall fires

  • Powell Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
73

Adrian College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Adrian College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAdrian College
48%—1,765$25,368Baccalaureate
Grace Christian University
51%99.2%1,017$12,404Baccalaureate
Alma College
63%57.0%1,197$20,694Baccalaureate
Rochester University
43%97.6%1,193$21,456Baccalaureate
The University of Olivet
35%83.2%979$21,393Baccalaureate
Millikin University
55%66.7%1,586$21,989Baccalaureate
Peer group median50%83.2%1,195$21,425

Institutions like Adrian College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Adrian College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Adrian College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Phone
517-265-5161
Address
110 S Madison Street, Adrian, MI 49221

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment handles both institutional research and assessment for Adrian College, supporting assessment of student learning, accreditation, program review, and institutional effectiveness.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Gabriel Hepker
    Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Adrian College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Adrian College.

What is the graduation rate at Adrian College?

Adrian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Adrian College?

Adrian College reports a total enrollment of 1,765 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Adrian College?

The average net price at Adrian College is $25,368 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Adrian College?

Adrian College's yield rate is 26.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Adrian College located?

Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan 49221-2575.

Who runs Institutional Research at Adrian College?

Adrian College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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