Central Michigan University Comparison

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Central Michigan University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • CMU Mount Pleasant, MI
  • Setting
  • CMU Distant Town
  • Total enrollment
  • CMU 14,488
  • Type
  • CMU Public 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • CMU #782
  • Religious Affiliation
  • CMU -
  • Status
  • CMU Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • CMU

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • CMU $14,760
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • CMU $14,760
  • Room & Board
  • CMU $12,564
  • Average Net Price
  • CMU $17,575
  • Average Grant Aid
  • CMU $13,042
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • CMU 94%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • CMU 21,969
  • Admitted
  • CMU 19,732
  • Acceptance Rate
  • CMU 89.8%
  • Enrolled
  • CMU 11.3%
  • Typical SAT score
  • CMU 1080
  • Typical ACT score
  • CMU 24
  • Average High School GPA
  • CMU 3.47
  • Typical High School Grades
  • CMU B+
  • Admissions Standards
  • CMU Moderate
  • Applicant Competition
  • CMU
  • ACT Range
  • CMU 21/27
  • SAT Range
  • CMU 960/1200
  • Submit Test Scores
  • CMU Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • CMU

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • CMU 16:1
  • Popular Majors
  • CMU
    • Business (24%)
    • Education (16%)
    • Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (8%)
    • Communication (7%)
    • Social Sciences (6%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • CMU 54%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • CMU $44,500
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • CMU 54%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • CMU $27,000
  • Median Loan Payment
  • CMU $279

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • CMU 39%
  • % Women
  • CMU 61%
  • Racial Diversity
  • CMU Low
  • HBCU
  • CMU No
  • % White
  • CMU 79%
  • % Asian
  • CMU 1%
  • % Black
  • CMU 8%
  • % Hispanic
  • CMU 4%
  • % Native American
  • CMU 1%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • CMU 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • CMU 3%
  • % International
  • CMU 2%
  • % Unknown Race
  • CMU 3%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • CMU 88%
  • % Out-of-State
  • CMU 9%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • CMU Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • CMU No
  • Meal Plan
  • CMU Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • CMU Yes
  • Daycare Facility
  • CMU No