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Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·arbor.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,441
peer median 2,653
Avg net price
$20,899
-$1.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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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
2,527
2,527 candidates competed
Admitted
1,302
51.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
215
16.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%+0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
63%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
57%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 71 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
16
22.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing16 · 22.5%
  • No Data55 · 77.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
14
No data
55

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.

16
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+11.6%
$36,814 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+24.8%
$41,167 vs $32,989
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.7%
$42,461 vs $32,989
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+29.7%
$60,581 vs $46,700
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+30.4%
$43,021 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+43.3%
$47,270 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+48.0%
$48,809 vs $32,989
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+50.5%
$49,642 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

16
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
90%
$54,666 debt · $60,581 earn
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
73%
$27,000 debt · $36,814 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
72%
$30,428 debt · $42,461 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
63%
$27,000 debt · $43,021 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
62%
$29,138 debt · $47,270 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
61%
$25,000 debt · $41,167 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,642 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,735 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1960Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Mar 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Oct 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,569
$30–48k$18,940
$48–75k$18,556
$75–110k$21,635
$110k+$23,328

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,899
-$1,609vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,509
Federal loans
51.3%
In-state tuition
$32,580
Out-of-state
$32,580

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, 428 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $23.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
428
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,182,510 total
Direct Loans
$23.6M
2,472 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
458 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
583 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$15.6M
1,054 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
106 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.4M
271 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 1,144 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,144
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.1%
2017
5.8%
2018
3.6%
2019
1.1%
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 Spring Arbor

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs97
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

721 total completions
01Health Professions
28038.8%
02Public Admin
15221.1%
03Psychology
7810.8%
04Business
7810.8%
05Education
7710.7%
06Parks/Recreation
172.4%
07Liberal Arts
162.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
91.2%
09Communication
81.1%
10Theology
60.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,441
12-mo unduplicated
2,791
Undergraduate
1,192
Graduate
1,599

Gender split

Men
23%643
Women
77%2,148

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.1%
Unknown
8.4%
Black
6.9%
Hispanic
6.3%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
2.9%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
436
224 M · 212 W
Women athletes
48.6%
Athletic aid
$3.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
53 M · 64 W
$757K
Soccer
53 M · 44 W
$969K
Basketball
24 M · 30 W
$1.1M
Baseball
54 M · —
$583K
Bowling
16 M · 18 W
$341K
Tennis
18 M · 14 W
$401K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,396 students

3-year trend

0.322 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor05

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    65

    Spring Arbor vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Spring Arbor 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
    SubjectSpring Arbor University
    		64%—2,441$20,899Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Cornerstone University
    		63%77.8%1,695$22,384Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Lawrence Technological University
    		60%55.9%3,693$33,995Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Davenport University
    		55%97.8%4,815$19,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Viterbo University
    		68%72.4%2,094$22,633Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    John Carroll University
    		79%80.9%2,864$28,617Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median64%77.8%2,653$22,509

    Frequently asked questions about Spring Arbor University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Spring Arbor.

    What is the graduation rate at Spring Arbor University?

    Spring Arbor University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Spring Arbor University?

    Spring Arbor University reports a total enrollment of 2,441 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Spring Arbor University?

    The average net price at Spring Arbor University is $20,899 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Spring Arbor University?

    Spring Arbor University's yield rate is 16.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Spring Arbor University located?

    Spring Arbor University is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan 49283-9799.

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