Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University admitted 84% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,759 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,226 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,759 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,162 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,012 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $20,508 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 78%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,936 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,556
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 34%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 17%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 7%
- Education
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill NY · 84% admitted
- The Master's University and Seminary CA · 84% admitted
- Cedar Crest College PA · 84% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Texas TX · 84% admitted
- Goshen College IN · 84% admitted
- New Saint Andrews College ID · 84% 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
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% 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.