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.
Northern Michigan University was awarded 71 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Northern Michigan University is ranked #1,190 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northern Michigan University held the #1,211 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, Northern Michigan University is ranked at #34.
Northern Michigan University has an acceptance rate of 71%, 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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Northern Michigan University, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 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 Northern Michigan University is 74%. This is higher than 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 Northern Michigan University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Northern Michigan University this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Northern Michigan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,734 undergraduates at Northern Michigan University with 5,880 being full-time and 854 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,958 | $10,573 | $16,017 | $19,684 | $21,644 |
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 Northern Michigan University, 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 Northern Michigan University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,354 a year. That adds up to $29,416 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northern Michigan University is 7.9%. 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 Northern Michigan University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301 |
| Phone: | 906-227-2650 |
| Website: | https://www.nmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NorthernMichiganU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NorthernMichU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 105 | $57,371 |
| General Biology | 96 | $24,325 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 67 | $22,445 |
| Business Administration & Management | 63 | $30,483 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 57 | $35,823 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 52 | $24,055 |
| General Psychology | 50 | $30,831 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 44 | $38,631 |
| Health & Physical Education | 41 | $27,559 |
| Marketing | 39 | $38,045 |
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, 2,979 students took at least one online class at Northern Michigan University. This is a decrease from the 5,358 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,979 | 669 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,358 | 1,055 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,949 | 543 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,103 | 462 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,093 | 382 |
Learn more about online learning at Northern Michigan University.
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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