by our College Data Analytics Team
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Central Michigan University was awarded 425 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physical education teaching & coaching.
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College Factual ranked Central Michigan as #402 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Central Michigan is also ranked #10 out of 57 schools in Michigan.
Central Michigan University has an acceptance rate of 77%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 57% of students accepted to Central Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio at Central Michigan University is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Central Michigan University is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Central Michigan University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Central Michigan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,031 undergraduates at Central Michigan with 11,271 being full-time and 1,760 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,805 | $12,346 | $15,720 | $18,135 | $18,725 |
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 Central Michigan, 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 Central Michigan, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,019 a year. That adds up to $28,076 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Central Michigan are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 |
| Phone: | 989-774-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.cmich.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/cmich |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CMUniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 280 | $49,172 |
| General Psychology | 280 | $24,851 |
| Health & Physical Education | 250 | $29,054 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 222 | $39,217 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 155 | $41,663 |
| Marketing | 145 | $50,397 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 140 | $28,465 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 107 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 101 | $35,420 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 92 | $50,594 |
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, 7,147 students took at least one online class at Central Michigan University. This is a decrease from the 7,264 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,147 | 3,420 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,264 | 3,700 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,657 | 3,811 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,112 | 4,102 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,038 | 4,084 |
Learn more about online learning at Central Michigan University.
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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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