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Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor University is based in the town of Spring Arbor, MI — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Free Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$16,569

family income
under $30k

$18,940

$30–48k

$18,556

$48–75k

$21,635

$75–110k

$23,328

over $110k

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

Average net price

$19,3532023–24Skip 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 Spring Arbor University rose from $15,114 (2008) to $19,353 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,114
2009	$17,886
2010	$14,961
2011	$16,322
2012	$16,368
2013	$17,194
2014	$18,156
2015	$17,699
2016	$18,730
2017	$19,599
2018	$19,183
2019	$20,543
2020	$20,235
2021	$22,351
2022	$20,899
2023	$19,353

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,7032024–25Skip 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 Spring Arbor University rose from $28,001 (2009) to $44,703 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,001
2010	$28,757
2011	$29,998
2012	$31,031
2013	$32,709
2014	$33,787
2015	$35,132
2016	$36,746
2017	$38,045
2018	$39,277
2019	$40,583
2020	$41,548
2021	$42,167
2022	$42,903
2023	$43,178
2024	$44,703

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
2000	$12,416
2001	$13,136
2002	$13,900
2003	$14,800
2004	$15,980
2005	$16,270
2006	$17,386
2007	$18,360
2008	$19,240
2013	$23,400
2014	$24,350
2015	$25,510
2016	$26,730
2017	$27,750
2018	$28,810
2019	$29,630
2020	$30,472
2021	$31,080
2022	$31,660
2023	$32,580

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Spring Arbor University reports published tuition of $34,014 in this record. Spring Arbor University's $34,014 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Spring Arbor University reports 1,010 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

63.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Spring Arbor University 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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63.5%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 Spring Arbor University rose from 38.4% (entered 1991) to 63.5% (entered 2018).

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	38.4%
1992 cohort	47.4%
1993 cohort	53%
1994 cohort	54.1%
1995 cohort	54.1%
1996 cohort	65.4%
1997 cohort	60.3%
1998 cohort	50.7%
1999 cohort	57.6%
2000 cohort	59.3%
2001 cohort	60.1%
2002 cohort	58.4%
2003 cohort	58.7%
2004 cohort	56.7%
2005 cohort	55.8%
2006 cohort	52.7%
2007 cohort	56.7%
2008 cohort	53.9%
2009 cohort	51.7%
2010 cohort	54.4%
2011 cohort	59.4%
2012 cohort	56.9%
2013 cohort	58.6%
2014 cohort	64.7%
2015 cohort	64.5%
2016 cohort	60%
2017 cohort	59.9%
2018 cohort	63.5%

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)	—	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,500	$7,968
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,674	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,448	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,802	$6,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$7,326
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,516	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,923	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,191	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$8,455
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,512	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,350	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,937	$12,057
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,500	$14,241
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,892	$13,931
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,054	$16,297
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,814	$18,587
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$17,794
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$18,536
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,375	$19,379

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

$45,592

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,600

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,732

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

Spring Arbor University admitted 1,302 of 2,527 applicants in Fall 2024. The 51.5% rate describes that application pool.

51.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,580 tuition · 2023–24 1,010 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12401600

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Admissions

Spring Arbor University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Spring Arbor University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–630 and Math was 470–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	595	630
SAT Math	470	575	610

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Spring Arbor University received 2,527 applications and admitted 1,302 (51.5%), with 215 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

51.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read Spring Arbor University's change from 85.9% to 51.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2003 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	85.8%
Fall 2002	—
Fall 2003	85.9%
Fall 2004	83.1%
Fall 2005	75.7%
Fall 2006	74.4%
Fall 2007	77.9%
Fall 2008	78.3%
Fall 2009	78.2%
Fall 2010	75%
Fall 2011	73.5%
Fall 2012	70.4%
Fall 2013	65%
Fall 2014	66.6%
Fall 2015	68.9%
Fall 2016	71.5%
Fall 2017	67%
Fall 2018	70.9%
Fall 2019	65.7%
Fall 2020	63.3%
Fall 2021	59.9%
Fall 2022	47.3%
Fall 2023	37.3%
Fall 2024	51.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1240Fall 2024 · 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 2003	890	1230
Fall 2004	960	1160
Fall 2005	968	1223
Fall 2006	870	1200
Fall 2007	930	1200
Fall 2008	900	1260
Fall 2009	945	1190
Fall 2010	950	1290
Fall 2011	940	1170
Fall 2012	940	1300
Fall 2013	945	1145
Fall 2014	930	1255
Fall 2015	985	1240
Fall 2016	840	1190
Fall 2017	1000	1205
Fall 2018	1025	1230
Fall 2019	980	1215
Fall 2020	980	1190
Fall 2022	970	1135
Fall 2023	935	1165
Fall 2024	1010	1240

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 2023 · 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	19	26
Fall 2002	19	26
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	20	27
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	27
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2022	20	26
Fall 2023	17	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, 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

1,010Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Spring Arbor University fell from 2,441 (Fall 2002) to 1,010 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,441
Fall 2003	2,612
Fall 2004	2,500
Fall 2005	2,610
Fall 2006	2,557
Fall 2007	2,702
Fall 2008	2,681
Fall 2009	2,774
Fall 2010	2,911
Fall 2011	3,021
Fall 2012	2,965
Fall 2013	2,860
Fall 2014	2,632
Fall 2015	2,310
Fall 2016	2,109
Fall 2017	1,835
Fall 2018	1,671
Fall 2019	1,469
Fall 2020	1,233
Fall 2021	1,109
Fall 2022	1,021
Fall 2023	990
Fall 2024	1,010

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%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 Spring Arbor University has held near 77% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Spring Arbor University

Faculty pay at Spring Arbor University averages $75,792 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Spring Arbor University as a primarily residential campus of 1,010 undergraduates — and 77.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Spring Arbor University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1240 — their midpoint is near the MI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Spring Arbor University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 Spring Arbor University 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

Spring Arbor University51.5%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Spring Arbor University$34,014

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Spring Arbor University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Spring Arbor University$51,732

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

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Spring Arbor University, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	Spring Arbor University	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	51.5%	79.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,014	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,732	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Spring Arbor University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

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

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,869
Accounting and Related Services	$66,338
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,928
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$50,735
Social Work	$49,642
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$48,809
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,270
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,021
Special Education and Teaching	$42,461
Psychology, General	$41,167
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$36,814

These 11 fields listed for Spring Arbor University measure earnings after completion. The $51,732 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 43 additional Spring Arbor University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Spring Arbor University report?

Spring Arbor University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Spring Arbor University's acceptance rate?

51.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,302 admitted from 2,527 applicants.

How much does Spring Arbor University cost?

At Spring Arbor University, tuition is $34,014. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Spring Arbor University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,732. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Michigan

University of Michigan-Dearborn — 55.6% admitted
Lawrence Technological University — 55.9% admitted
Alma College — 57% admitted
Siena Heights University — 68.9% 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.