Jackson College
Jackson, MI · Public · Rural (fringe)
Public institution in Jackson, MI · 3,563 undergraduates · $36,898 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 10%Cost of attendance
- Top 12%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $7,657203rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,040282nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,795248th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,892197th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,875262nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,8981,732nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,9561,687th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 17.4%1,933rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,563623rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.4%966th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 54 mi (DTW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
NJCAA Division II · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $223,993 (M $106,800 · W $115,121 · Coed $2,072)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Jackson College’s 3,563 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MI
- Hope CollegeHolland, MI · 3,274 undergrads
- Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 3,213 undergrads
- Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · 3,026 undergrads
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 2,921 undergrads
- Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · 2,668 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Vermont State UniversityRandolph, VT · 3,567 undergrads
- Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, FL · 3,572 undergrads
- Snow CollegeEphraim, UT · 3,552 undergrads
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · 3,589 undergrads
- Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJ · 3,532 undergrads
- Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL · 3,614 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitejccmi.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 170444)
- 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
- Compare with Hope CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Jackson College vs Hope CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 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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