Alma College
Alma, MI · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Alma, MI · 1,208 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $54,742 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $24,6631,458th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $47,4301,791st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $47,4301,787th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,3801,715th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,742810th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,720819th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.7%638th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.3%884th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65.7%516th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2081,255th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.9%1,672nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 105 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,512 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,996 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $38,072 | $37,748 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $31,133 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,771 | $28,236 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $22,710 | $25,596 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1886source
- Athletic nickname: "Scots"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #8A2432 and #FFFDD0source
- Mascot: Scottysource
- Campus size: about 125 acressource
- Fight song: ""Alma College Scots Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Daniel Henneysource
- Notable alum: Gary Peterssource
- Notable alum: Frank Knoxsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- 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.
Key links
- Official websitealma.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 168591)
- Compare colleges in MIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MichiganEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Alma College vs Aquinas CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.