Colleges / Northern Michigan University
College · Public · Marquette, MI · Town
NMU

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

Address1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301
Websitewww.nmu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size6,556
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

6,556 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 $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$111k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$55k
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
$14.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$720

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
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
6,556
Location
Marquette, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · 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.

  • White84%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • International1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.

Colleges / Northern Michigan University
College · Public · Marquette, MI · Town
NMU

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

Address1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301
Websitewww.nmu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size6,556
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

6,556 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 $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$111k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$55k
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
$14.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.8k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$720

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
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
6,556
Location
Marquette, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · 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.

  • White84%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • International1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.