Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan · Website
$55,504
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,504
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Adrian College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Adrian, Michigan with 1,604 undergraduates and 92 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,368 a year (tuition and fees $41,684). It admits 73% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,504 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,368
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,684
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,504
Rank 1,063 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,368
- Tuition and fees
- $41,684
- Cost of attendance
- $56,003
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,542
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,571
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,162
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,166
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,652
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,610 in 2015-16 to $41,684 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,034
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 515
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 1,604
- Graduate students
- 92
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 43%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 105
- Endowment
- $56.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,063 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,368 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,684 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,805 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,504 | $36,115 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
105 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $27,000 | $36,808 | $51,559 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $30,994 | $42,118 | $48,453 | $51,389 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | Withheld | $63,816 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $41,129 | $69,654 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $44,122 | $66,808 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,588 | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $28,000 | $34,112 | $54,077 | $55,378 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | Withheld | $54,277 | $51,790 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | $62,372 | $85,927 | $95,833 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,176 | $55,012 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $127,347 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Adrian and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
How much does Adrian College cost?
$25,368 a year is the average net price at Adrian College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,684, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $56,003. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,542 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Adrian College?
73% of applicants are admitted to Adrian College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,034 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Adrian College graduates earn?
$55,504 a year is the median pay of former Adrian College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,805 after 6 years). That ranks 1,063 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Master's) at $62,372.
How much student debt do Adrian College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Adrian College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Adrian College?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Adrian College finish within 6 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Adrian College?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (56 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (30 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 105 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.