SAU Ratings and Reviews

  • 6/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Spring Arbor, MI
  • 3.2 4 reviews
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SAU Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

SAU is rated within the top 49% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 6 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    6 out of 10
  • Academics
    6 out of 10
  • Resources
    4 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    6 out of 10
  • Value
    7 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

3.2

Approved reviews

4 student reviews

2 out of 4 (50%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Campus Safety highest and Party and Bar Scene lowest.

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  • 5 stars
    2
  • 4 stars
    0
  • 3 stars
    0
  • 2 stars
    1
  • 1 star
    1

Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    3.2
  • Academics
    3.8
  • Value for Money
    3.0
  • Professors / Faculty
    3.5
  • Campus Atmosphere
    3.2
  • Housing
    3.0
  • Campus Safety
    4.0
  • Student Life
    3.5
  • Party and Bar Scene
    2.0

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Spring Arbor University?

Feb 1, 2025
Rating 5 out of 5

Spring Arbor University is a wonderful university. My friends that I have gained from SAU still get together at least once a year. Wonderful place, good academic school and great value!

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Jul 3, 2024
Rating 5 out of 5

If you are looking for awesome academic programs (98 percent of SAU grads are in careers using their degrees or enrolled in a relevant masters program within 180 days of graduation), an awesome community (why I chose SAU), and a truly Christian institution, you'd be hard pressed to find a place better than SAU. I LOVED it here and can't speak highly enough about this place.

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Feb 28, 2023
Rating 2 out of 5

I think that Spring Arbor University is a waste of money. They were not diverse in any way and there was no room to be different. If you didn't fit into that perfect Christian mold, you will not fit in here at all. The housing also had no AC so I was sweating to death while paying 14k for housing and food. Not to mention that the food is horrid.

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Jan 12, 2018
Rating 1 out of 5

Don't even think about inquiring about this school! They will enroll you, pick out a full class load of classes, send you books and bill you without EVEN asking. I was only looking and they did this to me.... even had the nerve to send me a bill threatening collections.... I sent EVERYTHING back explaining that I was NOT a STUDENT!!!!!

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Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether SAU was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026