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Albion College

Albion College is based in the town of Albion, MI — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Albion College — 5% of its 1,300 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,241

family income
under $30k

$10,541

$30–48k

$14,936

$48–75k

$20,176

$75–110k

$25,793

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$14,3012023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Albion College fell from $17,888 (2008) to $14,301 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,888
2009	$18,918
2010	$19,367
2011	$20,400
2012	$23,479
2013	$23,195
2014	$22,232
2015	$18,307
2016	$17,863
2017	$15,413
2018	$16,653
2019	$16,862
2020	$18,036
2021	$17,331
2022	$16,882
2023	$14,301

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$69,9862024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Albion College rose from $38,570 (2009) to $69,986 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,570
2010	$40,016
2011	$41,528
2012	$43,922
2013	$45,690
2014	$48,073
2015	$49,371
2016	$51,883
2017	$54,078
2018	$56,722
2019	$59,400
2020	$62,041
2021	$64,474
2022	$66,805
2023	$68,794
2024	$69,986

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$20,160
2002	$20,700
2003	$21,948
2004	$22,918
2005	$24,296
2006	$26,122
2007	$27,530
2008	$28,880
2013	$36,051
2014	$37,485
2015	$39,313
2016	$41,040
2017	$43,050
2018	$45,590
2019	$48,275
2020	$50,775
2021	$53,090
2022	$54,930
2023	$55,746

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Albion College reports published tuition of $56,950 in this record. Albion College's $56,950 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Albion College reports 1,300 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

61.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Albion College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Albion College has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 74.3% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 61.6%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	68.4%
1992 cohort	72.6%
1993 cohort	57.4%
1994 cohort	71.4%
1995 cohort	73.2%
1996 cohort	68.4%
1997 cohort	68.6%
1998 cohort	70.5%
1999 cohort	71.8%
2000 cohort	74.3%
2001 cohort	70.7%
2002 cohort	72.6%
2003 cohort	74.3%
2004 cohort	73.5%
2005 cohort	68.3%
2006 cohort	71.7%
2007 cohort	73.6%
2008 cohort	71.8%
2009 cohort	65.4%
2010 cohort	71%
2011 cohort	56.9%
2012 cohort	64.4%
2013 cohort	70.2%
2014 cohort	67.7%
2015 cohort	64.4%
2016 cohort	59.2%
2017 cohort	57.1%
2018 cohort	61.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,957	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,900	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,664	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,755	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,575	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,106
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$2,844
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$8,891
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,550	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$28,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$7,830
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,203

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,035

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,799

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Albion College admitted 5,182 of 6,421 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80.7% rate describes that application pool.

80.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $55,746 tuition · 2023–24 1,300 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Albion College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Albion College under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Albion College received 6,421 applications and admitted 5,182 (80.7%), with 356 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

80.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	86.9%
Fall 2002	85.2%
Fall 2003	86.8%
Fall 2004	85.8%
Fall 2005	81.9%
Fall 2006	81.4%
Fall 2007	81.3%
Fall 2008	79.4%
Fall 2009	79.4%
Fall 2010	68.5%
Fall 2011	69.3%
Fall 2012	70.2%
Fall 2013	56.4%
Fall 2014	60.8%
Fall 2015	79.8%
Fall 2016	72.3%
Fall 2017	70.6%
Fall 2018	68.2%
Fall 2019	68.8%
Fall 2020	74.4%
Fall 2021	69.3%
Fall 2022	66.5%
Fall 2023	83.2%
Fall 2024	80.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1160Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1030	1270
Fall 2004	1032	1300
Fall 2005	1060	1312
Fall 2006	1085	1325
Fall 2007	1030	1260
Fall 2008	1030	1280
Fall 2009	1090	1330
Fall 2010	1150	1230
Fall 2011	1090	1300
Fall 2012	940	1260
Fall 2013	1030	1170
Fall 2014	1030	1230
Fall 2015	940	1160
Fall 2016	880	1210
Fall 2017	1010	1200
Fall 2018	1010	1240
Fall 2019	990	1200
Fall 2020	930	1160

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–27Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	23	28
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	23	27
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	25	28
Fall 2011	22	28
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	21	27
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	19	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,300Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Albion College fell from 1,626 (Fall 2002) to 1,300 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,626
Fall 2003	1,708
Fall 2004	1,853
Fall 2005	1,953
Fall 2006	1,919
Fall 2007	1,922
Fall 2008	1,845
Fall 2009	1,722
Fall 2010	1,587
Fall 2011	1,495
Fall 2012	1,355
Fall 2013	1,284
Fall 2014	1,249
Fall 2015	1,360
Fall 2016	1,393
Fall 2017	1,558
Fall 2018	1,512
Fall 2019	1,451
Fall 2020	1,497
Fall 2021	1,511
Fall 2022	1,445
Fall 2023	1,347
Fall 2024	1,300

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Albion College fell from 85% (Fall 2002) to 71% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	86%
Fall 2004 cohort	86%
Fall 2005 cohort	87%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	79%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	73%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Albion College

Faculty pay at Albion College averages $89,628 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Albion College as a primarily residential campus of 1,300 undergraduates — and 70.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Albion College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 80.7%. Review Albion College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Albion College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Albion College80.7%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Albion College$56,950

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Albion College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Albion College$58,799

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Albion College, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	Albion College	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80.7%	79.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$56,950	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,799	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Albion College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Albion College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$81,887
Accounting and Related Services	$78,221
Economics	$66,048
Biology, General	$61,092
Communication and Media Studies	$54,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$53,210
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$49,451

These 7 fields listed for Albion College measure earnings after completion. The $58,799 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 43 additional Albion College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Albion College report?

Albion College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 80.7% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Albion College's acceptance rate?

80.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,182 admitted from 6,421 applicants.

How much does Albion College cost?

At Albion College, tuition is $56,950. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Albion College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,799. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Adrian College — 72.5% admitted
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Baker College — 81.9% admitted
Calvin University — 70.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.