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Alma College

Alma, MI · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$20,694
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$49,552
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
62.9%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,742
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$63,650
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$49,552
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$49,552
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$14,180
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$9,888
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$2,172
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00017,162
$30,001–48,00018,009
$48,001–75,00018,076
$75,001–110,00018,699
$110,001+23,618

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
62.9%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
62.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
85.0%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$45,720
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,742
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$27,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$286.24
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
73.6%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $54,742 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
57.0%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,148
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
24.1%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
27.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
56.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$70,073
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White77%
Hispanic4%
Black6%
Asian1%
Two or more races3%
Nonresident / international6%

Other Four-year institutions in MI

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Adrian CollegeNot reported48.4%$55,504
Albion CollegeNot reported61.6%$58,799
Alpena Community College$3,32051.5%$36,442
Andrews UniversityNot reported71.5%$53,187
Aquinas CollegeNot reported65.4%$49,584
Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldNot reportedNot reported$34,657
Baker CollegeNot reported35.8%$35,833
Baker College - Royal Oak CampusNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of CadillacNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of JacksonNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of MuskegonNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Bay Mills Community College$3,07330.2%$30,048

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$80,386$88,910Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$77,001$76,194Not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.$63,641$54,562$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,287$68,257$27,000
Communication and Media Studies.$53,947$56,359Not reported
Marketing.$53,871$69,303Not reported
Psychology, General.$52,280$50,706$26,423
English Language and Literature, General.$48,445$48,590$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$44,458$47,382$29,062
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reported$51,389Not reported
Engineering Science.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214$27,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Biotechnology.Not reported$67,097Not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Not reported$62,451Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10