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Alma College

Private nonprofit, four-year or above, in Alma, Michigan.

Students and awards

From NCES’s 2025–26 IPEDS collection.

1,284
Students enrolled during the year
Everyone enrolled at any point in the 12 months, not fall enrollment.
1,218
Undergraduates
66
Graduate students

From NCES’s 2025–26 IPEDS collection.

239
Bachelor's degrees awarded
0
Associate's degrees awarded
43
Master's degrees awarded

Graduation, admissions and price

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

63.0%
Graduation rate
63.0%
Bachelor's within six years

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

57.0%
Applicants admitted
10.0%
Admitted students who enrolled

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

$49,552
Tuition and fees
$68,884
Price in state, living on campus
$68,884
Price out of state, living on campus

Tuition and fees

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

Alma College published $49,552 in in-state tuition and fees for 2024–⁠25, against $43,872 for 2021–⁠22

Published in-state tuition and fees for full-time, first-time undergraduates, each academic year, as the college reported them to NCES: the price before any grant, in the dollars of each year. All four years are from one IPEDS release, which restates the years before it.

Source: IPEDS

About this chart

The figures

Alma College published $49,552 in in-state tuition and fees for 2024–25, against $43,872 for 2021–22. Published in-state tuition and fees for full-time, first-time undergraduates, each academic year, as the college reported them to NCES: the price before any grant, in the dollars of each year. All four years are from one IPEDS release, which restates the years before it.
Academic yearIn-districtIn-stateOut-of-state
2024–⁠25$49,552$49,552$49,552
2023–⁠24$47,430$47,430$47,430
2022–⁠23$45,616$45,616$45,616
2021–⁠22$43,872$43,872$43,872
The price of a year on campus for an in-state student, 2024–25
ItemPrice
In-state tuition and fees$49,552
Books and supplies$2,172
Food and housing on campus$14,180
Other expenses on campus$2,980
Total, as NCES adds it$68,884

The published price, before any grant or scholarship: what a student is charged, not what a student pays. Each NCES release restates the years before it, so all of these are from the one release.

Faculty pay

From NCES’s 2024–25 IPEDS collection.

Full-time instructional staff and average salary by academic rank, 2024–25
RankFull-time staffAverage salary, nine-month basis
Professor19$87,353
Associate professor24$66,963
Assistant professor20$65,298
Instructor6$68,741
Lecturer9$59,292
No academic rank3$72,697
All ranks81$70,826

Full-time, non-medical instructional staff as of November 1. NCES equates 10-, 11- and 12-month contracts to nine months and averages base salary only; supplements and stipends are excluded. Ranks are the college’s own, and the newest collection is provisional.

How this compares

Students enrolled during the year: 1,284
Larger than 48% of the 1,543 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) that report an enrollment. Compared within its sector, because a two-year college and a research university are not the same kind of place.
Graduation rate: 63%
Higher than 58% of the 1,233 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) that report one.
Average faculty salary, all ranks: $70,826
Higher than 56% of the 1,464 colleges in its sector (private nonprofit, four-year or above) in NCES's salary survey. Full-time instructional staff, equated to a nine-month contract.

What former students earn and owe

From the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, used under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Earnings are of students who received federal aid.

$55,040
Median earnings four years after completing
$59,874
Median earnings ten years after entering
$27,000
Median federal debt of graduates
0.0%
Three-year default rate

The college’s entry

Sector
Private nonprofit, four-year or above
Control
Private nonprofit
Grants degrees
Yes
Locale
Town, distant
County
Gratiot County
IPEDS ID
168591

Programs

52 programs in the College Scorecard’s field-of-study file, 11 with a page: those with a median for graduates’ earnings four years on or their federal debt. The rest are listed with their completions.

Programs by field and credential, with completions and median earnings four years after completing
ProgramCompletionsMedian earnings, four years
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations30$57,287
Bachelor's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods28$44,458
Bachelor's Degree in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing26$80,386
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, General25$52,280
Bachelor's Degree in Biology, General15Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources Conservation and Research13Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing12$53,871
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Related Services7$77,001
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature, General6$48,445
Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies4$53,947
Bachelor's Degree in Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness—$63,641
Bachelor's Degree in Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences24Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas15Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in History14Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government11Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry9Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science9Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Visual and Performing Arts, General9Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Fine and Studio Arts8Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Neurobiology and Neurosciences8Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Health and Medical Administrative Services7Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and Teaching6Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies6Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Music5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy5Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Economics4Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Financial Management Services4Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology4Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Education, General3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Physics3Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Dance2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other2Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in International Business1Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Science0Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and National Security Studies0Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General0Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management0Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Information Science/Studies0Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Special Education and Teaching0Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming—Not available
Bachelor's Degree in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Religion/Religious Studies—Withheld for privacy
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Anthropology—Withheld for privacy
Master's Degree in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other—Not available

Sources

Compiled automatically from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2025–26 collection and College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

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