Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan · Also known as SAU | SAC | Spring Arbor College | Spring Arber Unviversity | Spring Arbor | Spring Arber | Spring Arbor Collage · Website
$51,732
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,732
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Spring Arbor University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Spring Arbor, Michigan with 1,010 undergraduates and 1,302 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,353 a year (tuition and fees $34,014). It admits 52% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,732 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,375 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,353
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,014
US median $11,837
Admission rate
52%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,375
About $280 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,732
Rank 1,341 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
- $19,353
- Tuition and fees
- $34,014
- Cost of attendance
- $44,703
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,530
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,697
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,197
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,358
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,370
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 $25,510 in 2015-16 to $34,014 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
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1,170
- Undergraduates
- 1,010
- Graduate students
- 1,302
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 75
- Endowment
- $31.2M
- 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 1,341 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,353 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,014 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 52% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,375 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,592 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,732 | $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. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 228 | $53,555 | $101,688 | $120,740 | $120,193 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 113 | $20,500 | $56,275 | $69,441 | $65,123 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $27,000 | $39,071 | $49,642 | $51,790 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 63 | $54,666 | $47,874 | $60,581 | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $25,000 | $77,680 | $91,869 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | $34,216 | $59,950 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 45 | $35,440 | $80,303 | $95,611 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,250 | $51,204 | $62,928 | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,125 | $47,121 | $50,735 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 18 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 11 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $28,360 | $42,172 | $47,270 | $51,389 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $25,000 | $35,492 | $41,167 | $50,706 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,021 | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | $57,710 | $66,338 | $76,194 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $19,557 | $36,814 | $42,915 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Spring Arbor University cost?
$19,353 a year is the average net price at Spring Arbor University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,014, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,703. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,530 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Spring Arbor University?
52% of applicants are admitted to Spring Arbor University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,170. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Spring Arbor University graduates earn?
$51,732 a year is the median pay of former Spring Arbor University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,592 after 6 years). That ranks 1,341 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $101,688.
How much student debt do Spring Arbor University graduates have?
$26,375 is the median federal student loan debt of Spring Arbor University graduates, about $280 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Spring Arbor University?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Spring Arbor University finish within 6 years. 77% 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 Spring Arbor University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (228 master's graduates), Social Work (113 master's graduates), Social Work (78 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 75 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.