by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Adrian College was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Adrian is ranked #762 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Adrian also holds the #23 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
The acceptance rate at Adrian College is 76%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Adrian is a good fit for you.
About 23% of students accepted to Adrian submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Adrian College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Adrian College is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Adrian College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Adrian have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Adrian College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,788 undergraduates at Adrian with 1,738 being full-time and 50 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,070 | $22,406 | $23,512 | $25,583 | $28,367 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Adrian, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Adrian, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $7,306 a year. That adds up to $29,224 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Adrian is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Adrian are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 110 S Madison St, Adrian, MI 49221-2575 |
| Phone: | 517-265-5161 |
| Website: | www.adrian.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/adriancollegebulldogs |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/AdrianCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 56 | $27,578 |
| Marketing | 35 | $40,234 |
| General Biology | 29 | $25,882 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 27 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 24 | $37,639 |
| Business Administration & Management | 23 | $39,891 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 19 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 12 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 244 students took at least one online class at Adrian College. This is an increase from the 127 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 244 | 37 |
| 2019-2020 | 127 | 46 |
| 2018-2019 | 59 | 24 |
| 2017-2018 | 20 | 5 |
| 2016-2017 | 11 | 3 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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