S
#9 Best Private Colleges in Michigan

SAU Comparisons

Spring Arbor, Michigan

 3 Reviews

Curious how Spring Arbor University stacks up against other colleges? Compare SAU to any three other US colleges using the College Simply compare tool, or compare with some of the pre-selected schools below.

Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

G
Grand Valley State University

$17,068 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


W
Wayne State University

$18,087 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$17,820 lower in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$17,100 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$16,544 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Michigan University

$16,497 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$16,520 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$17,944 lower in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Michigan University

$19,224 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$19,455 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$18,402 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


L
Lake Superior State University

$17,580 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

C
Concordia University Ann Arbor

$1,750 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


A
Adrian College

$7,301 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


D
Davenport University

$9,780 lower in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


L
Lawrence Technological University

$7,350 higher in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$23,390 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


A
Alma College

$14,326 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


C
College for Creative Studies

$17,010 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


M
Madonna University

$4,920 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


N
Northwood University Michigan

$1,000 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


S
Siena Heights University

$3,020 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


O
Olivet College

$644 higher in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


R
Rochester College

$4,284 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$5,460 higher in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


F
Finlandia University

$5,674 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$8,741 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


M
Marygrove College

$8,820 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


K
Kuyper College

$5,650 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Clinton Township

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


G
Grace Bible College

$17,700 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


S
Sacred Heart Major Seminary

$8,863 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Allen Park

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Muskegon

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


G
Great Lakes Christian College

$15,270 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Auburn Hills

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Owosso

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies

$20,220 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Port Huron

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Cadillac

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Flint

$18,560 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Y
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit

$22,520 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


M
Michigan Jewish Institute

$27,140 lower in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Jackson

$22,740 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


W
Walsh College

$31,020 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


E
Ecumenical Theological Seminary

$31,020 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

I
Indiana State University

$21,568 lower in-state tuition
45% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$21,230 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

$22,929 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


C
Central State University

$25,844 lower in-state tuition
42% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Whitewater

$24,501 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


C
Chicago State University

$23,364 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


K
Kentucky State University

$23,166 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


N
Northeastern Illinois University

$20,929 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Buffalo

$23,950 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest California

$23,304 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleveland State University

$18,876 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$23,304 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

$24,598 lower in-state tuition
42% higher acceptance rate


M
Marshall University

$23,830 lower in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Illinois University

$21,505 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


P
Purdue University Calumet Campus

$24,274 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$20,610 lower in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


V
Vincennes University

$24,904 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Platteville

$24,602 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


M
Morehead State University

$21,780 lower in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Illinois University

$21,311 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Green Bay

$24,722 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

$24,322 lower in-state tuition
42% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$23,746 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$21,476 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia State University

$22,898 lower in-state tuition
49% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$20,206 lower in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Edinboro

$23,304 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Northwest

$23,746 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

$23,304 lower in-state tuition
45% higher acceptance rate


P
PennWest Clarion

$23,304 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


W
University of Wisconsin Parkside

$24,722 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


W
West Liberty University

$22,304 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Lake Campus

$23,784 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$23,746 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


M
Madison Area Technical College

$26,716 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

$17,360 lower in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


P
Purdue University North Central Campus

$24,274 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

$23,950 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Kokomo

$23,746 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Stark

$24,058 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


F
Fairmont State University

$24,998 lower in-state tuition
51% higher acceptance rate


S
Shawnee State University

$21,679 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


M
Miami University Hamilton

$24,619 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University Lima Campus

$22,343 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Shenango

$17,452 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College

$24,966 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


G
Glenville State College

$22,976 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio State University Newark Campus

$22,343 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

C
Columbia College Chicago

$1,750 lower in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


A
Aurora University

$3,820 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$2,232 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$1,336 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


N
Notre Dame College

$230 higher in-state tuition
32% higher acceptance rate


D
Dominican University

$4,830 higher in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$8,880 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


M
Marian University

$6,580 higher in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


R
Roosevelt University

$2,048 higher in-state tuition
41% higher acceptance rate


L
Lincoln College

$12,320 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$2,330 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


M
Manchester University

$3,484 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$2,380 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$380 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Dubuque

$5,780 higher in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana Institute of Technology

$1,956 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


B
Bethel College Mishawaka

$460 higher in-state tuition
52% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne

$1,850 higher in-state tuition
51% higher acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$5,936 higher in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University Illinois

$1,620 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$4,616 higher in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Wisconsin

$1,750 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$1,880 higher in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


M
Muskingum University

$1,120 lower in-state tuition
39% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Xavier University

$3,620 higher in-state tuition
37% higher acceptance rate


C
Calumet College of Saint Joseph

$10,520 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Northwestern Ohio

$19,770 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


L
Loras College

$3,730 higher in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


E
Eureka College

$3,570 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


I
Illinois College

$4,776 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin University

$21,468 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


M
Mercyhurst College

$9,510 higher in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


D
Defiance College

$3,536 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


W
Wilberforce University

$19,000 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$314 higher in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio Dominican University

$1,760 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$2,924 higher in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


R
Ripon College

$18,280 higher in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


C
Carlow University

$1,382 higher in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


H
Hiram College

$5,520 lower in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


T
Tiffin University

$2,400 lower in-state tuition
36% higher acceptance rate


L
Lakeland University

$620 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


T
Thiel College

$2,600 higher in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


H
Hilbert College

$3,620 lower in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


G
Grace College and Theological Seminary

$2,872 lower in-state tuition
38% higher acceptance rate


A
Alverno College

$12 lower in-state tuition
43% higher acceptance rate


M
Medaille College

$1,980 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


A
Art Academy of Cincinnati

$4,384 higher in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


O
Oakland City University

$4,620 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

B
Belmont Abbey College

$12,520 lower in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


F
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

$11,580 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


B
Barton College

$3,380 higher in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


L
La Sierra University

$2,892 higher in-state tuition
45% higher acceptance rate


B
Baker University

$600 higher in-state tuition
45% higher acceptance rate


L
Life University

$18,105 lower in-state tuition
51% higher acceptance rate


W
William Peace University

$1,530 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


B
Brevard College

$2,620 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
Columbia College

$9,770 lower in-state tuition
51% higher acceptance rate


C
Chaminade University of Honolulu

$2,590 lower in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


L
LaGrange College

$1,780 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


M
Maryville College

$5,860 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte

$6,876 higher in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


M
Mary Baldwin College

$591 higher in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


W
Wartburg College

$15,720 higher in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


T
Trinity College of Florida

$15,820 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


E
Emory and Henry College

$3,480 higher in-state tuition
50% higher acceptance rate


C
Carson Newman College

$280 higher in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


M
Mount Olive College

$8,429 lower in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


H
Howard Payne University

$3,170 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


J
John Paul the Great Catholic University

$4,020 lower in-state tuition
33% higher acceptance rate


W
William Jewell College

$12,660 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina Wesleyan College

$2,932 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


C
Crown College

$2,660 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


F
Faulkner University

$9,090 lower in-state tuition
35% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia College New York

$3,480 higher in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


E
Erskine College

$3,415 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


Y
York College

$10,570 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


N
North Central University

$3,880 lower in-state tuition
44% higher acceptance rate


U
Union College

$2,283 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


R
Randolph College

$3,750 lower in-state tuition
48% higher acceptance rate


M
McPherson College

$1,474 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


B
Blue Mountain College

$11,900 lower in-state tuition
49% higher acceptance rate


S
Southwest Baptist University

$5,030 lower in-state tuition
53% higher acceptance rate


K
King's University

$19,380 lower in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


K
Keuka College

$3,671 higher in-state tuition
46% higher acceptance rate


B
Brenau University

$20 lower in-state tuition
40% higher acceptance rate


B
Buena Vista University

$7,624 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


N
New England Institute of Technology

$1,080 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


P
Presentation College

$8,636 lower in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


M
Missouri Valley College

$10,170 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


W
Wilson College

$5,820 lower in-state tuition
47% higher acceptance rate


C
Cottey College

$7,670 lower in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


S
Sterling College

$2,520 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


T
University of the Ozarks

$6,070 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


T
Thomas University

$20,220 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Joseph's College of Maine

$10,566 higher in-state tuition
34% higher acceptance rate


B
Bay Path University

$4,761 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


T
Tennessee Wesleyan College

$4,920 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate