Central Michigan University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,962
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 89%
From Region 6%
Athletes 468 (5.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Black 7%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

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
College of Business Administration 847 45% 76% 2% 9% 6% 1% $71,827 50 +0.21 82 96% 7.1%
Cybersecurity — — — — — — — — $76,705 16 -0.90 86 — — — — —
Statistics 7 +5 86% 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% $82,974 13 -0.82 90 100% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 77 — 29% 86% 1% 5% 4% 3% $63,745 62 +0.23 72 96% — — — —
Outdoor Education 10 — 60% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $55,093 23 -0.78 55 — — — — —
Physical Fitness Technician 15 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $63,745 62 +0.23 72 96% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,745 62 +0.23 72 96% — — — —
Accounting 44 +3 52% 80% 0% 2% 9% 2% $83,164 44 -0.25 90 96% — — — —
Business Administration, Management and Operations 49 +1 43% 57% 0% 18% 6% 4% $79,084 68 +0.08 88 97% 6.4% — — —
Business Management and Administration 31 +2 77% 84% 3% 3% 3% 3% $79,084 68 +0.08 88 97% 6.4% — — —
Business/Corporate Communications 37 — 49% 84% 3% 3% 8% 0% $83,101 70 +0.43 90 — — — — —
Casino Management — — — — — — — — $54,703 23 -0.53 54 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 36 — 61% 75% 0% 17% 0% 0% $60,271 17 -0.69 66 97% 8.0% — — —
Finance 33 +2 85% 73% 0% 6% 12% 0% $86,671 36 -0.43 92 97% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 9 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,671 36 -0.43 92 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management 10 — 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,703 23 -0.53 54 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 16 +1 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,549 62 +0.11 86 96% — — — —
International Business 9 — 67% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $77,238 48 -0.28 86 89% — — — —
Logistics 18 +31 89% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% $79,084 21 -0.76 88 97% 6.4% — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 26 +2 58% 62% 8% 8% 8% 4% $96,049 62 +0.21 96 98% — — — —
Marketing 84 +8 62% 87% 2% 4% 2% 0% $80,566 63 +0.23 88 99% — — — —
Meeting and Event Planning 22 +22 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,703 23 -0.53 54 97% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 26 +1 27% 50% 0% 31% 8% 0% $79,084 64 +0.22 88 97% 6.4% — — —
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 13 +4 62% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,084 21 -0.76 88 97% 6.4% — — —
Real Estate 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,976 24 -0.70 87 — — — — —
Sports Management 37 +1 81% 76% 0% 14% 5% 0% $63,745 62 +0.26 72 96% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 124 — 29% 64% 2% 22% 6% 0% $63,921 98 +1.26 72 94% 6.9% — — —
Public Administration 14 +2 7% 79% 14% 0% 7% 0% $67,512 39 -0.35 77 100% 7.4% — — —
Social Work 32 — 3% 72% 0% 0% 12% 0% $58,428 81 +0.61 62 98% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 17 — 6% 82% 0% 6% 6% 0% $63,147 56 +0.15 71 93% 11.4% — — —
Criminal Justice 43 +4 21% 72% 2% 12% 7% 2% $64,914 81 +0.69 74 — — — — —
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $65,548 83 +0.78 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 467 19% 81% 1% 6% 6% 1% $61,099 13 -0.11 67 96% 11.0%
Biochemistry 12 +2 42% 67% 0% 8% 8% 8% $63,139 15 -0.74 71 96% — — — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,335 33 -0.29 76 — — — — —
Biology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,581 41 -0.22 73 97% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 74 — 26% 86% 0% 3% 4% 3% $69,203 41 -0.20 79 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25 — 36% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $45,233 7 -1.23 29 — — — — —
Neurobiology and Anatomy 16 — 6% 81% 0% 6% 0% 0% $71,823 73 +0.42 82 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 15 — 20% 87% 0% 7% 7% 0% $71,823 73 +0.42 82 96% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $60,215 30 -0.36 66 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 24 +1 25% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $53,975 25 -0.59 52 96% — — — —
Athletic Training 15 — 27% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $54,433 20 -1.00 53 97% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 46 +1 9% 93% 2% 0% 2% 0% $66,651 74 +0.59 76 97% — — — —
Community Health 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,834 43 -0.25 74 — — — — —
Environmental Health 11 — 36% 82% 9% 9% 0% 0% $73,228 71 +0.33 83 94% — — — —
Nursing 7 — 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $87,466 35 -0.47 92 — — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $73,228 79 +0.75 83 94% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 14 — 7% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $58,332 19 -0.69 62 95% — — — —
Health Administration 13 — 8% 77% 0% 8% 15% 0% $67,575 67 +0.06 77 98% — — — —
Health/Medical Psychology 51 +8 14% 73% 0% 8% 14% 0% $54,313 50 -0.11 53 — — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,704 20 -0.73 54 — — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation — — — — — — — — $53,975 16 -0.74 52 96% — — — —
Psychology 123 +25 14% 76% 0% 11% 5% 1% $56,010 60 +0.14 57 95% 11.0% — — —
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,239 2 -2.59 81 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 98 77% 78% 2% 6% 5% 3% $85,445 83 -0.70 91 97%
Computational Science 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,490 15 -0.89 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 47 +2 94% 70% 2% 6% 11% 6% $96,048 16 -0.85 96 97% — — — —
Information Technology 20 +1 85% 80% 0% 15% 0% 0% $83,371 21 -0.72 90 100% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $80,647 11 -0.89 89 — — — — —
Astronomy 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,263 41 -0.24 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,991 21 -0.64 74 94% — — — —
Geosciences 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,836 23 -0.56 63 94% — — — —
Materials Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,457 30 -0.40 77 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,231 48 -0.31 86 95% — — — —
Meteorology 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,711 47 -0.21 70 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $80,701 42 -0.21 89 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering 157 50% 75% 4% 3% 6% 2% $74,925 57 -0.32 84 96%
Computer Engineering 9 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $101,371 14 -0.74 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 14 — 71% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,749 3 -1.10 95 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 7 — 71% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $84,068 39 -0.18 90 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 25 — 76% 80% 8% 0% 4% 4% $92,495 16 -0.84 95 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 6 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,058 7 -1.71 85 97% — — — —
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 4 +1 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% $53,147 37 -0.48 50 — — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $45,292 7 -1.34 29 90% — — — —
Child Development 51 +3 4% 67% 4% 4% 12% 0% $47,594 15 -0.67 35 94% — — — —
Family Systems 6 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,594 15 -0.67 35 94% — — — —
Chemical Process Technology — — — — — — — — $85,010 31 -0.31 91 — — — — —
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 14 — 64% 57% 7% 14% 7% 0% $97,667 89 +0.74 96 100% — — — —
Industrial Technology/Technician 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,027 65 +0.36 95 — — — — —
Legal Studies 8 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,141 100 +3.89 93 90% — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 12 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,868 56 +0.18 94 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Arts and Media 617 26% 82% 1% 5% 5% 1% $52,411 2 -0.50 48 98% 9.4%
Advertising and Public Relations 12 +1 33% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $65,662 15 -0.93 75 97% — — — —
Economics 3 +1 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,482 18 -0.85 85 100% — — — —
English 12 +2 17% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,422 15 -0.85 29 98% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,079 77 +0.72 75 100% — — — —
German 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,392 72 +0.57 73 — — — — —
History 11 +1 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,413 4 -1.22 27 95% — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $51,205 22 -0.77 45 — — — — —
Public/Applied History 5 +1 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,413 4 -1.22 27 95% — — — —
Spanish 4 +14 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% $66,079 77 +0.72 75 100% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +1 17% 67% 8% 0% 17% 0% $43,223 2 -1.24 24 93% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 12 — 50% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $53,975 16 -0.74 52 96% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 2 +1 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $48,680 3 -1.54 38 95% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $48,680 3 -1.54 38 95% — — — —
International Affairs 9 +7 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $75,284 66 +0.13 85 93% 9.5% — — —
Journalism 8 +1 0% 75% 12% 12% 0% 0% $50,638 7 -1.31 43 100% — — — —
Photojournalism 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,638 7 -1.31 43 100% — — — —
Political Science 32 +14 38% 69% 0% 22% 6% 0% $54,925 6 -1.27 55 97% 9.2% — — —
Public Relations 14 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $65,662 31 -0.55 75 97% — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 37 +3 59% 78% 0% 14% 5% 0% $50,206 11 -1.09 42 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,339 13 -0.77 37 — — — — —
Sociology 7 +4 43% 57% 14% 14% 0% 14% $49,623 19 -0.66 41 96% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 17 +1 41% 88% 0% 6% 0% 0% $59,107 43 -0.26 64 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,330 34 -0.42 50 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 169 +2 4% 87% 0% 3% 3% 0% $50,565 39 -0.26 43 100% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances — +1 — — — — — — $55,298 48 -0.09 56 96% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 11 +21 18% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $55,298 48 -0.09 56 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,565 39 -0.26 43 100% — — — —
English Education 21 — 14% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $53,330 43 -0.30 50 95% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 14 +1 64% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,330 30 -0.54 50 95% — — — —
History Teacher Education 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,330 42 -0.36 50 95% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 11 +1 45% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $53,330 34 -0.42 50 95% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,330 34 -0.42 50 95% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 26 — 62% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $53,330 42 -0.36 50 95% — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $53,330 82 +0.70 50 95% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,753 17 -0.78 20 95% — — — —
Dance 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $44,188 56 +0.15 26 — — — — —
Digital Arts 17 — 35% 59% 12% 6% 12% 0% $50,278 33 -0.36 42 — — — — —
Fashion Design 10 — 30% 50% 0% 0% 20% 20% $55,566 27 -0.60 56 98% 9.5% — — —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,271 14 -0.84 24 — — — — —
Graphic Design 14 — 7% 50% 0% 21% 14% 0% $55,566 36 -0.35 56 98% 9.5% — — —
Interior Design 29 — 7% 86% 3% 0% 0% 0% $55,566 8 -1.43 56 98% 9.5% — — —
Keyboard Instruments 4 — 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 75% $44,988 43 -0.19 28 97% — — — —
Music 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,988 43 -0.19 28 97% — — — —
Music Education 29 +1 38% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $53,330 81 +0.71 50 95% — — — —
Music Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,959 59 +0.24 39 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,988 43 -0.19 28 97% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,988 43 -0.19 28 97% — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,381 12 -0.90 13 93% — — — —
Studio Art 9 — 0% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $41,753 27 -0.54 20 95% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,381 22 -0.63 13 93% — — — —
Theater 6 +1 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $38,381 22 -0.63 13 93% — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,988 43 -0.19 28 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,507
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,703
Est. In-State Cost $20,060
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,313
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
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 25.6% 560 23% 72% 2% 11% 7% 0% $56,806 43 +0.01 59 95% 8.9%
Business & Economics 24.5% 536 56% 79% 1% 8% 5% 1% $76,857 44 -0.11 86 97% 6.7%
Education 12.3% 268 17% 87% 0% 3% 4% 0% $51,657 36 -0.29 46 98% —
Health Sciences 9.3% 203 27% 85% 2% 4% 4% 1% $64,445 9 +0.09 73 96% —
Arts 7.3% 160 24% 76% 2% 5% 7% 3% $51,827 51 -0.33 46 96% 10.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 144 26% 84% 0% 4% 4% 2% $65,048 36 -0.29 74 96% —
Professional 3.9% 85 46% 75% 2% 9% 5% 1% $76,743 70 +0.81 86 97% —
Computer Science 3.2% 69 90% 74% 1% 9% 7% 4% $92,328 20 -0.81 95 98% —
Engineering 2.5% 55 78% 78% 4% 0% 5% 5% $93,194 12 -0.81 95 100% —
Humanities 1.8% 40 30% 82% 2% 2% 0% 0% $49,838 20 -0.66 41 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 36 53% 83% 6% 0% 0% 3% $71,773 31 -0.50 82 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 30 20% 83% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,223 29 -0.54 55 96% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $14.7M #117 16% $0.6M 12 #125 — 1
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #230 93% $0.1M 6 #187 25 11
Life & Natural Sciences $3.9M #209 83% $0.0M 6 #173 28 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #175 58% $0 4 #81 15 —
Engineering $0.4M #327 56% $0 — — — 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #431 60% $0 17 #193 34 —
Business & Economics $0.2M #300 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #343 57% $0 31 #132 — —
Computer Science $0.0M #442 22% $0 — — — —
Total $24.6M #242 42% $0.7M 76 #210 102 15

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 122 $11.6M $11.6M $0
Baseball 41 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Wrestling 30 $780K $780K $0
Basketball 17 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Cross Country 14 $155K $155K $0
Golf 7 $277K $277K $0
Total 230 $16.6M $16.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 140 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Lacrosse 34 $628K $628K $0
Soccer 32 $867K $867K $0
Field Hockey 31 $678K $678K $0
Softball 24 $943K $943K $0
Gymnastics 20 $829K $829K $0
Volleyball 17 $914K $914K $0
Basketball 16 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 8 $528K $528K $0
Total 238 $8.3M $8.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 140 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Football 122 $11.6M $11.6M $0
Baseball 41 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 34 $628K $628K $0
Basketball 33 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Soccer 32 $867K $867K $0
Field Hockey 31 $678K $678K $0
Wrestling 30 $780K $780K $0
Softball 24 $943K $943K $0
Gymnastics 20 $829K $829K $0
Volleyball 17 $914K $914K $0
Golf 15 $805K $805K $0
Cross Country 14 $155K $155K $0
Total 468 $38.5M $38.5M $0

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 91%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

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
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 970 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 620