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Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·andrews.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
+5.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,940
peer median 3,280
Avg net price
$18,597
-$778 vs Doctoral/Professional
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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
1,306
1,306 candidates competed
Admitted
1,069
81.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
247
23.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
72%+5.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

27.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%
Non-Pell
86%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 27.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 114 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 105 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
114
Passing
8
7.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

114programs
  • Passing8 · 7.0%
  • No Data105 · 92.1%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
7
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.

9
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.1%
$58,250 vs $60,112
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.9%
$60,673 vs $60,112
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+28.0%
$59,083 vs $46,158
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.6%
$84,493 vs $60,112
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+52.1%
$67,739 vs $44,535
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+61.3%
$71,857 vs $44,535
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+68.1%
$58,526 vs $34,808
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+78.6%
$62,157 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.1%
$1,862
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.9%
+$561

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
135%
$114,308 debt · $84,493 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
First Professional Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
118%
$79,959 debt · $67,739 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
111%
$67,125 debt · $60,673 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
104%
$61,500 debt · $59,083 earn
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$20,500 debt · $58,250 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$18,875 debt · $58,526 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$13,500 debt · $73,194 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1939Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 20

  1. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  3. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

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$17,008
$30–48k$15,853
$48–75k$13,563
$75–110k$17,761
$110k+$24,813

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,597
-$777vs Doctoral/Professional median $19,375
Federal loans
34.7%
In-state tuition
$33,710
Out-of-state
$33,710

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 445 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $19.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
445
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,616,123 total
Direct Loans
$19.6M
1,534 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
411 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
432 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.6M
350 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.8M
178 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.8M
163 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 531 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
531
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.6%
2017
4.8%
2018
3.5%
2019
0.7%
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 Andrews

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs119
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

589 total completions
01Theology
18230.9%
02Health Professions
15125.6%
03Business
467.8%
04Psychology
386.5%
05Education
376.3%
06Public Admin
345.8%
07Biological Sciences
315.3%
08Architecture
274.6%
09Liberal Arts
223.7%
10Philosophy/Religion
213.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,940
12-mo unduplicated
4,003
Undergraduate
1,787
Graduate
2,216

Gender split

Men
56%2,252
Women
44%1,751

Race / ethnicity composition

White
21.9%
Non-resident
20.5%
Hispanic
20.4%
Black
17.0%
Asian
12.1%
Two or more
5.8%
Unknown
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
68
39 M · 29 W
Women athletes
42.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$259K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Soccer
26 M · 20 W
$69K
Basketball
13 M · 13 W
$89K

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
0.70
2 offenses · 2,858 students

3-year trend

0.952 yrs ago0.341 yr ago0.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

  • Garland Apts1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
184

Andrews vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Andrews 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
SubjectAndrews University
72%2,940$18,597Doctoral/Professional
University of Detroit Mercy
67%75.4%5,587$16,179Doctoral/Professional
Marian University
67%95.5%3,486$23,594Doctoral/Professional
Roosevelt University
46%97.2%4,281$20,152Doctoral/Professional
Valparaiso University
70%89.4%2,579$21,583Doctoral/Professional
University of St Francis
67%65.3%3,074$16,284Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median67%89.4%3,280$19,375

Frequently asked questions about Andrews University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Andrews.

What is the graduation rate at Andrews University?

Andrews University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Andrews University?

Andrews University reports a total enrollment of 2,940 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Andrews University?

The average net price at Andrews University is $18,597 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Andrews University?

Andrews University's yield rate is 23.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Andrews University located?

Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104.

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