Albion College
Albion, MI · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Albion, MI · 1,347 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $58,799 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 24%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,882815th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $55,7461,884th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $55,7461,882nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $68,7941,804th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,799595th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,203645th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.1%870th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.9%1,293rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.2%998th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3471,185th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 45.3%515th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 71 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $53,697 | $45,715 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | $41,349 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $39,729 | $30,771 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,307 | $27,222 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $62,632 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1835source
- Athletic nickname: "Britons"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Mascot: Brit the Britonsource
- Motto: "Lux Fiat"source
- Campus size: about 574 acressource
- Formerly known as "Wesleyan Seminary" (1835–1857)source
- Formerly known as "Albion Female Collegiate Institute" (1850–1857)source
- Formerly known as "The Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at Albion" (1857–1861)source
- Religious affiliation: Not affiliated / Methodist (historical)source
- Athletic conference: MIAAsource
- Fight song: ""Fyte Onne!""source
- Notable alum: Daniel Henneysource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Albion College’s 1,347 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MI
- Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 1,387 undergrads
- Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI · 1,391 undergrads
- College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI · 1,285 undergrads
- Kettering UniversityFlint, MI · 1,279 undergrads
- Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MI · 1,262 undergrads
- Alma CollegeAlma, MI · 1,208 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GA · 1,348 undergrads
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · 1,346 undergrads
- Centre CollegeDanville, KY · 1,346 undergrads
- Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC · 1,348 undergrads
- Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH · 1,346 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitealbion.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 168546)
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- Compare with Cornerstone UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Albion College vs Cornerstone UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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