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Cleary University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,000,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Howell, MI

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 697
Men / Women 66% / 34%
Athletes 309 (57.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Black 21%
International 11%
Hispanic 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2013 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2014 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2015 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2017 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2019 Men: 67.4% 67.4% 2020 Men: 69.1% 69.1% 2021 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Men: 72.7% 72.7% 2023 Men: 77.0% 77.0% 2024 Men: 74.2% 74.2% 2025 Men: 77.7% 77.7%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Native: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2018 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2019 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2020 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2025 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2025 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 White: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2013 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2014 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2016 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2017 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2019 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2020 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2021 White: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 White: 8.3% 8.3% 2023 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2024 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2025 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2018 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 International: 13.8% 13.8% 2024 International: 17.2% 17.2% 2025 International: 11.7% 11.7%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 255 255 2012 Total: 266 266 2013 Total: 258 258 2014 Total: 285 285 2015 Total: 206 206 2016 Total: 256 256 2017 Total: 333 333 2018 Total: 353 353 2019 Total: 339 339 2020 Total: 439 439 2021 Total: 486 486 2022 Total: 419 419 2023 Total: 691 691 2024 Total: 653 653 2025 Total: 697 697 2011 Men: 97 97 2012 Men: 107 107 2013 Men: 121 121 2014 Men: 148 148 2015 Men: 129 129 2016 Men: 148 148 2017 Men: 186 186 2018 Men: 202 202 2019 Men: 197 197 2020 Men: 252 252 2021 Men: 271 271 2022 Men: 283 283 2023 Men: 472 472 2024 Men: 420 420 2025 Men: 457 457 2011 Women: 158 158 2012 Women: 159 159 2013 Women: 137 137 2014 Women: 137 137 2015 Women: 77 77 2016 Women: 108 108 2017 Women: 147 147 2018 Women: 151 151 2019 Women: 142 142 2020 Women: 187 187 2021 Women: 215 215 2022 Women: 136 136 2023 Women: 219 219 2024 Women: 233 233 2025 Women: 240 240

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2012 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2013 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2019 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2020 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2024 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2025 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2025 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2012 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2013 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2014 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2015 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2016 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2017 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2018 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2019 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2020 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2022 White: 7.6% 7.6% 2023 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2024 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2025 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2018 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2019 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2022 International: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 International: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2025 International: 10.6% 10.6%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

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
Cleary University 355 65% 41% 1% 24% 4% 3% $78,886 69 +0.05 84 98%
Accounting — — — — — — — — $66,161 7 -1.35 68 — — — — —
Accounting and Finance 8 — 62% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,255 2 -1.67 58 94% — — — —
Business Administration 347 — 65% 41% 1% 24% 4% 3% $79,293 68 +0.09 84 98% — — — —
Business and Management — — — — — — — — $79,293 68 +0.09 84 98% — — — —
Hospitality Management — — — — — — — — $60,568 56 -0.00 57 — — — — —
Office Management — — — — — — — — $79,293 68 +0.09 84 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $79,293 64 +0.24 84 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,929
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 64.4% 64.4% 2012 Graduated: 23.0% 23.0% 2013 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2014 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2016 Graduated: 17.6% 17.6% 2018 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2020 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4% 2021 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2022 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 Graduated: 39.4% 39.4% 2024 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 61.4% 2012 Men: 25.0% 2013 Men: 53.3% 2014 Men: 42.9% 2015 Men: 52.6% 2016 Men: 0.0% 2018 Men: 27.3% 2019 Men: 43.5% 2020 Men: 55.6% 2021 Men: 35.3% 2022 Men: 52.5% 2023 Men: 41.2% 2024 Men: 50.0% 2011 Women: 66.7% 2012 Women: 20.0% 2013 Women: 31.8% 2014 Women: 50.0% 2015 Women: 50.0% 2016 Women: 30.0% 2018 Women: 50.0% 2019 Women: 45.0% 2020 Women: 57.9% 2021 Women: 82.4% 2022 Women: 73.2% 2023 Women: 37.5% 2024 Women: 29.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 57.1% 2012 Black: 40.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 2014 Black: 0.0% 2015 Black: 50.0% 2016 Black: 0.0% 2018 Black: 100.0% 2019 Black: 100.0% 2020 Black: 100.0% 2021 Black: 0.0% 2022 Black: 75.0% 2023 Black: 16.7% 2024 Black: 0.0% 2011 White: 65.8% 2012 White: 26.6% 2013 White: 46.7% 2014 White: 46.7% 2015 White: 44.4% 2016 White: 15.4% 2018 White: 38.9% 2019 White: 51.4% 2020 White: 56.0% 2021 White: 57.9% 2022 White: 69.2% 2023 White: 47.6% 2024 White: 46.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 100.0% 355 65% 41% 1% 24% 4% 3% $78,887 50 +0.05 84 98% —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 58 $618K $618K $0
Soccer 33 $441K $441K $0
Wrestling 28 $440K $440K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $239K $239K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $75K $75K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $75K $75K $0
Basketball 16 $308K $308K $0
Bowling 16 $145K $145K $0
Other Sports 15 $170K $170K $0
Golf 11 $199K $199K $0
Cross Country 9 $143K $143K $0
Total 215 $2.9M $2.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $400K $400K $0
Softball 22 $210K $210K $0
Basketball 15 $276K $276K $0
Bowling 9 $130K $130K $0
Golf 9 $127K $127K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 7 $31K $31K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 7 $31K $31K $0
Cross Country 1 $56K $56K $0
Total 94 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 68 $842K $842K $0
Baseball 58 $618K $618K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $107K $107K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $107K $107K $0
Basketball 31 $584K $584K $0
Wrestling 28 $440K $440K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $239K $239K $0
Bowling 25 $276K $276K $0
Softball 22 $210K $210K $0
Golf 20 $327K $327K $0
Other Sports 15 $170K $170K $0
Cross Country 10 $199K $199K $0
Total 309 $4.6M $4.6M $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 No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

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.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2013 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2014 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3% 2016 Acceptance: 46.8% 46.8% 2017 Acceptance: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2019 Acceptance: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2022 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2023 Acceptance: 49.7% 49.7% 2024 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2012 Yield: 61.4% 61.4% 2013 Yield: 68.1% 68.1% 2014 Yield: 72.4% 72.4% 2015 Yield: 63.1% 63.1% 2016 Yield: 43.9% 43.9% 2017 Yield: 80.3% 80.3% 2018 Yield: 36.3% 36.3% 2019 Yield: 61.3% 61.3% 2020 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2021 Yield: 27.7% 27.7% 2022 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2023 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2024 Yield: 28.7% 28.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 Applicants: 58 58 2013 Applicants: 95 95 2014 Applicants: 169 169 2015 Applicants: 195 195 2016 Applicants: 331 331 2017 Applicants: 266 266 2018 Applicants: 295 295 2019 Applicants: 210 210 2020 Applicants: 803 803 2021 Applicants: 953 953 2022 Applicants: 810 810 2023 Applicants: 593 593 2024 Applicants: 382 382 2012 Admitted: 44 44 2013 Admitted: 69 69 2014 Admitted: 134 134 2015 Admitted: 141 141 2016 Admitted: 155 155 2017 Admitted: 127 127 2018 Admitted: 171 171 2019 Admitted: 150 150 2020 Admitted: 524 524 2021 Admitted: 723 723 2022 Admitted: 547 547 2023 Admitted: 295 295 2024 Admitted: 258 258 2012 Enrolled: 27 27 2013 Enrolled: 47 47 2014 Enrolled: 97 97 2015 Enrolled: 89 89 2016 Enrolled: 68 68 2017 Enrolled: 102 102 2018 Enrolled: 62 62 2019 Enrolled: 92 92 2020 Enrolled: 120 120 2021 Enrolled: 200 200 2022 Enrolled: 103 103 2023 Enrolled: 91 91 2024 Enrolled: 74 74

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 1000 1000 2017 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 950 950 2021 25th: 950 950 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2017 75th: 1120 1120 2018 75th: 1150 1150 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1170 1170

SAT Math

450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 480 480 2013 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 510 510 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 470 470 2013 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2014 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2015 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2016 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.