Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University admitted 90% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 960–1200 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $17,201 a year. Within six years, 59% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 90%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 960–1200
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–27
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $31,335 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $17,201 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,792 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $15,420 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 59%
- Students who return for a second year
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $59,879 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,035
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 21%
- Education
- 13%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Public administration and social services
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Waynesburg University PA · 90% admitted
- Carson-Newman University TN · 90% admitted
- Pacific University OR · 90% admitted
- Boise Bible College ID · 91% admitted
- Saint Johns University MN · 91% admitted
- Tarleton State University TX · 90% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.