BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Albion College

Albion, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·albion.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
-8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,308
peer median 1,417
Avg net price
$14,301
-$4.8k 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.

Applied
6,421
6,421 candidates competed
Admitted
5,182
80.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
356
6.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
62%-8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
62%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

17.7pp gap
Pell recipients
52%102 of 196
Non-Pell (all)
70%161 of 231
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%64 of 95
No Federal Aid
71%97 of 136

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.7-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.

Of 48 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
7
14.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing7 · 14.6%
  • No Data41 · 85.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
41

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.

7
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+49.9%
$49,451 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+61.3%
$53,210 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+64.6%
$54,300 vs $32,989
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+85.2%
$61,092 vs $32,989
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+100.2%
$66,048 vs $32,989
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+137.1%
$78,221 vs $32,989
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+148.2%
$81,887 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,451 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
50%
$27,000 debt · $54,300 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$26,094 debt · $53,210 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
41%
$26,750 debt · $66,048 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
37%
$22,625 debt · $61,092 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$24,750 debt · $78,221 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1923Next review Aug 2032
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,036
$30–48k$9,772
$48–75k$12,085
$75–110k$16,656
$110k+$24,368

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,301
-$4,771vs Baccalaureate median $19,072
Federal loans
63.7%
In-state tuition
$56,950
Out-of-state
$56,950

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 650 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $6.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
650
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,094,968 total
Direct Loans
$6.7M
1,487 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$2.6M
644 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
734 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
109 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.

Of 405 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
405
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.8%
2017
7.8%
2018
5.7%
2019
1.9%
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 Albion College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs79
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

389 total completions
01Social Sciences
6015.4%
02Business
5915.2%
03Biological Sciences
5514.1%
04Communication
5313.6%
05Parks/Recreation
5113.1%
06Psychology
3910.0%
07Physical Sciences
194.9%
08Natural Resources
184.6%
09History
184.6%
10Visual/Performing Arts
174.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,308
12-mo unduplicated
1,371
Undergraduate
1,371
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%631
Women
54%740

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.1%
Black
15.5%
Hispanic
12.7%
Unknown
6.8%
Non-resident
5.0%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
632
380 M · 252 W
Women athletes
39.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$26K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
100 M · 107 W
$388K
Football
121 M ·
$664K
Lacrosse
38 M · 17 W
$481K
Soccer
26 M · 28 W
$346K
Baseball
52 M ·
$218K
Basketball
30 M · 17 W
$489K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.65
9 offenses · 1,354 students

3-year trend

11.822 yrs ago5.491 yr ago6.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
35
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4
Fondling
3
Burglary
2

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
4
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs014
Liquor014

Residence-hall fires

  • Ingham Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
117

Albion College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Albion College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectAlbion College
62%1,308$14,301Baccalaureate
76%75.3%1,166$19,072Baccalaureate
65%89.9%1,157$16,626Baccalaureate
90%20.7%1,792Baccalaureate
80%79.2%3,395$27,182Baccalaureate
59%55.6%1,525$20,897Baccalaureate
Peer group median71%75.3%1,417$19,072

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Albion College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Institutional Data
Reports to Office of the Registrar
Email
registrar [at] albion.edu
Phone
517-629-0216
Address
Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, Michigan 49224

The Institutional Data section of Albion College at the Office of the Registrar provides detailed data reports based on official records, including enrollment, persistence-graduation rates, and common data sets. Key links to specific enrollment reports and the Common Data Set by year are provided. Contact information for queries is also available.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Andrew Dunham
    Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Institutional Research and Assessment

Common Data Set

Albion College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Student–faculty ratio
12 to 1
01

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students34
10-19 students112
20-29 students78
30-39 students55
40-49 students36
50-99 students19
100+ students8

43% of classes have under 20 students; 8% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
12 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
91%
Women faculty
45%

Key faculty indicators.

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Frequently asked questions about Albion College

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

What is the graduation rate at Albion College?

Albion College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 62% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Albion College?

Albion College reports a total enrollment of 1,308 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Albion College?

The average net price at Albion College is $14,301 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Albion College?

Albion College's yield rate is 6.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Albion College located?

Albion College is located in Albion, Michigan 49224.

Who runs Institutional Research at Albion College?

Albion College's IR work is done by the Institutional Data, which reports to Office of the Registrar.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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