College · Private nonprofit · Owosso, MI · Town
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size3,026
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1080.
If you get in
3,026 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$98k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $13.0k
- Room & board
- $7.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention69%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$36k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 3,026
- Location
- Owosso, MI
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White73%
- Black11%
- Hispanic6%
- Two or more races4%
- Unknown3%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time53%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34
What you can study.