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Albion College

Albion, Michigan · Distant town

80.7%
Admit rate
$14,301
Avg net price
62%
Graduation rate
$58,799
Median earnings

Albion College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Albion, Michigan (distant town setting), enrolling 1,300 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,300 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 81% admitNCAA Division III with football · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationCold wintersSnowy

About Albion, Michigan

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The first European-American settler, Tenney Peabody, arrived in 1833 along with his brother-in-law, Charles Blanchard, and another young man, Clark Dowling. Peabody's family followed soon after. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
35 miles to Lansing, MI
To Great Lakes shore
74 miles
Nearest airport
38 miles to Capital Region (LAN)

How Albion College compares

Selectivity80.7%

More selective than 44% · #23 most selective of 43 in Michigan

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 63% · #19 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention71%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,799

Higher than 65% · #14 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$14,301

Cheaper than 75% · #15 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,300

Larger than 45%

Percentiles compare Albion College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,300undergrads
  • Women64550%
  • Men65550%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White54%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,300
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$54,588
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,221
Endowment
$144,138,966

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
80.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$56,950
Room & board
$12,830
Books & supplies
$850
Total cost of attendance
$69,986
Average net price
$14,301

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
62%
Graduated on time (4 years)
49%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,203
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,799
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
69%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
52%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,448
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$6,080
Meal plan (year)
$6,650
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Varsity athletes
763 (445 men · 318 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (14)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)207
Football121
Lacrosse55
Soccer54
Baseball52
Basketball47
Equestrian39
Wrestling36
Other Sports34
Swimming29
Volleyball28
Softball27
Tennis19
Golf15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
7.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
22
Property offenses (2022–2024)
9

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,308 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

10reported offenses a year
7.3 violent a year3.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
3.3
Rape
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Aggravated assault
1.0
Burglary
1.0
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,036
$30–48k
$9,772
$48–75k
$12,085
$75–110k
$16,656
$110k+
$24,368

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$52,131

$12,085/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$46,051
average award, among those who get one

Albion College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $46,051. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 418 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$58,799
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$53,983
Men
$63,872

Men out-earn women by $9,889 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
32.2″
Annual snow
38.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson Reynolds Fld, MI US station (14.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.