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Acceptance Rate

89.8%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

960–1200

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$14,190

Undergrad Enrollment

9,916

Applicants

18,102

Yield Rate

12.4%

Endowment / Student

$24,683

Student:Faculty

16:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$17,597/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $70,388 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,553/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$58,777 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.2 years of pay.

75% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

24%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Central Michigan University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,185
$30–48k$12,139
$48–75k$13,601
$75–110k$16,269
Over $110k$21,403

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

63%

Completion · all

62%

Completion · Pell

54%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

56%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
18,102
Admitted
16,47491.0%
Enrolled
2,04412% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling83
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape531

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation42% / 58%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball17Football122Golf7Track & Field14Wrestling30

Women's

Basketball16Field Hockey31Golf8Gymnastics20Lacrosse34Soccer32Softball24Track & Field140Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$27Mtotal R&D expenditure#283 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Early Childhood Education and Teaching142 grads
Psychology, General110 grads
Community Organization and Advocacy92 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General82 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science80 grads
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology70 grads
Health/Medical Psychology60 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management60 grads
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General53 grads
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other53 grads

4yr Grad Rate

34%

6yr Grad Rate

62%

Retention Rate

75%

Median Earnings

$55,874