Albion College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,318
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 78%
From Region 9%
Athletes 632 (48.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Black 16%
Hispanic 13%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Albion College 385 44% 60% 1% 17% 11% 4% $59,804 9 -0.73 21 95%
Engineering Dual Degree 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,670 8 -1.06 77 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 +1 71% 29% 29% 0% 0% 29% $86,515 8 -1.12 79 — — — — —
Data Science 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $78,212 7 -1.50 67 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,532 36 -0.29 44 — — — — —
Geosciences 7 +5 71% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $62,234 44 -0.26 27 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +3 50% 50% 0% 17% 0% 33% $66,886 22 -0.70 40 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,946 20 -0.69 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 18 +2 28% 67% 0% 6% 17% 6% $65,060 20 -0.57 35 — — — — —
Biology 34 +1 21% 62% 6% 18% 6% 0% $62,385 28 -0.47 28 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 8 — 25% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $53,082 22 -0.70 9 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 +1 56% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,991 21 -0.71 9 — — — — —
Exercise Science 49 +2 47% 67% 0% 16% 8% 0% $56,379 29 -0.63 14 91% — — — —
Accounting 7 — 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,790 26 -0.73 62 89% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $80,180 10 -1.38 70 — — — — —
Business 18 — 56% 56% 0% 11% 17% 0% $74,604 59 -0.16 60 — — — — —
Business Administration and Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,044 73 +0.28 74 100% — — — —
Economics 2 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $74,217 14 -0.89 59 97% — — — —
Economics 17 +1 88% 82% 0% 12% 0% 0% $74,217 14 -0.89 59 97% — — — —
Finance 15 +1 80% 67% 0% 13% 13% 7% $84,876 33 -0.49 77 100% — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $75,431 43 -0.36 61 — — — — —
International Economics — — — — — — — — $74,217 14 -0.89 59 97% — — — —
Marketing 12 — 25% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $74,940 45 -0.21 60 — — — — —
Mathematical Economics — — — — — — — — $75,017 17 -0.86 60 — — — — —
Creative Writing 6 +1 50% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $49,894 42 -0.31 6 — — — — —
English 5 +1 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,682 40 -0.33 6 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,649 20 -0.76 6 — — — — —
French 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $53,360 34 -0.42 9 — — — — —
Gender Studies — — — — — — — — $52,317 31 -0.48 8 — — — — —
German 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $53,355 34 -0.42 9 — — — — —
History 13 +5 69% 69% 0% 8% 23% 0% $54,091 43 -0.28 10 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $54,560 38 -0.26 11 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $49,219 18 -0.80 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,920 17 -0.87 6 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,467 71 +0.20 8 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +5 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,546 34 -0.40 10 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 +4 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $52,983 39 -0.35 9 — — — — —
Communication 27 +12 67% 30% 0% 44% 11% 4% $61,905 54 +0.00 26 94% — — — —
International Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,144 11 -0.81 15 — — — — —
Political Science 11 +3 9% 64% 0% 18% 0% 9% $56,718 9 -1.14 15 100% — — — —
Psychology 33 +6 24% 61% 0% 12% 21% 0% $35,010 0 -2.89 1 97% — — — —
Public Policy — — — — — — — — $61,157 19 -0.81 24 — — — — —
Public Relations 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $59,498 15 -1.11 20 — — — — —
Sociology 6 +5 17% 17% 0% 33% 33% 0% $52,747 37 -0.38 9 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,354 41 -0.32 9 — — — — —
Sports Communication 5 +3 100% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $54,891 25 -0.65 11 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $53,477 44 -0.19 9 100% — — — —
English Education 9 — 11% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $53,477 44 -0.28 9 100% — — — —
German Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,341 63 +0.13 14 — — — — —
History Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,341 65 +0.13 14 — — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $53,477 35 -0.41 9 100% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,341 55 -0.14 14 — — — — —
Psychology Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,477 26 -0.71 9 100% — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,341 55 -0.14 14 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,477 44 -0.34 9 100% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,341 63 +0.13 14 — — — — —
Art 8 +1 25% 38% 0% 12% 38% 0% $38,979 12 -0.84 2 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,173 9 -0.98 2 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $39,046 12 -0.83 2 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $39,108 13 -0.82 2 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,341 92 +1.03 14 — — — — —
Studio Art — — — — — — — — $38,837 11 -0.86 2 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,870 24 -0.56 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,936
ROI Percentile 21th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.9% 96 40% 48% 0% 27% 14% 2% $50,289 11 -1.28 6 96% —
Business & Economics 20.0% 77 64% 70% 0% 9% 8% 8% $77,080 45 -0.52 64 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.5% 52 23% 63% 4% 13% 10% 2% $63,311 29 -0.51 30 94% —
Health Sciences 12.7% 49 47% 67% 0% 16% 8% 0% $56,379 2 -0.63 14 91% —
Humanities 9.4% 36 53% 50% 0% 25% 14% 0% $52,093 31 -0.35 8 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.2% 20 45% 70% 0% 5% 10% 10% $66,105 15 -0.42 38 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.4% 17 41% 71% 0% 6% 12% 0% $53,034 18 -0.71 9 — —
Arts 4.2% 16 31% 50% 0% 25% 19% 0% $40,102 7 -0.71 2 — —
Education 3.4% 13 15% 77% 0% 8% 15% 0% $53,697 51 -0.29 10 100% —
Computer Science 2.1% 8 75% 25% 25% 0% 0% 38% $85,477 11 -1.17 78 — —
Engineering 0.3% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,670 1 -1.06 77 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 121 $740K $663K $76K
Track & Field (combined) 100 $209K $197K $12K
Baseball 52 $233K $217K $15K
Lacrosse 38 $315K $290K $24K
Basketball 30 $269K $252K $16K
Soccer 26 $175K $174K $496
Other Sports 25 $58K $58K $55
Wrestling 22 $216K $203K $12K
Swimming 15 $136K $129K $6K
Golf 8 $96K $91K $4K
Tennis 7 $66K $61K $4K
Equestrian 1 $7K $5K $1K
Total 380 $2.5M $2.3M $177K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $192K $190K $1K
Equestrian 38 $268K $201K $66K
Soccer 28 $173K $170K $2K
Volleyball 28 $255K $238K $16K
Softball 27 $244K $222K $21K
Basketball 17 $244K $236K $8K
Lacrosse 17 $192K $189K $2K
Swimming 14 $117K $110K $6K
Wrestling 14 $141K $137K $4K
Tennis 12 $67K $66K $1K
Other Sports 9 $20K $20K $21
Golf 7 $84K $77K $7K
Total 252 $2.0M $1.9M $139K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 207 $401K $388K $13K
Football 121 $740K $663K $76K
Lacrosse 55 $508K $480K $27K
Soccer 54 $348K $345K $3K
Baseball 52 $233K $217K $15K
Basketball 47 $513K $488K $24K
Equestrian 39 $275K $206K $68K
Wrestling 36 $358K $341K $17K
Other Sports 34 $79K $79K $76
Swimming 29 $253K $239K $13K
Volleyball 28 $255K $238K $16K
Softball 27 $244K $222K $21K
Tennis 19 $133K $128K $5K
Golf 15 $180K $168K $11K
Total 632 $6.0M $5.6M $428K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional