Colleges / Central Michigan University
College · Public · Mount Pleasant, MI · Town
CMU

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Address106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Websitewww.cmich.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size10,035
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1091 · ACT 23.

If you get in

10,035 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$123k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$12.6k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
10,035
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Black8%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$58k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 93

What you can study.

Colleges / Central Michigan University
College · Public · Mount Pleasant, MI · Town
CMU

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Address106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Websitewww.cmich.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size10,035
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1091 · ACT 23.

If you get in

10,035 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$123k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$12.6k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
10,035
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White76%
  • Black8%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$58k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 93

What you can study.