Spring Arbor University Rankings

Ranking	Category
#4005 of 14,131	In the World
#1148 of 2,597	In North America
#1074 of 2,496	In the United States
#25 of 62	In Michigan

Quick Review

Religion: Free Methodist
Acceptance rate: 60%
Avg. cost to attend: $21,441 /y
Aid receiving: 100%
Undergraduates: 1,215
Graduates: 1,470
Male:Female Ratio: 21:79
Control: Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree: Doctor's degree
Website: www.arbor.edu

Spring Arbor University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Spring Arbor University has an acceptance rate of 60% and is among the top 21% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	60%	54%	64%
Applicants	1,760	706	1,054
Admissions	1,055	380	675
Freshmen enrolled full time	231	87	144

719 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,245 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Recommended
SAT/ACT	Recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White	1900 (71%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown	260 (10%)
Black or African American	232 (9%)
Hispanic	122 (5%)
Two or more races	76 (3%)
Asian	52 (2%)
Nonresident Alien	28 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	4 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Spring Arbor University is $21,441 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend: $21,441/year
Average aid awarded: $20,810
Students receiving aid: 100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K	$15,839
$30-48K	$17,642
$48-75K	$17,779
$75-110K	$21,337
$110K+	$23,472

Tuition and fees

	Undergraduates	Graduates
Tuition in-district	$30,440	$8,093
Tuition in-state	$30,440	$8,093
Tuition out-of-state	$30,440	$8,093
Fee in-district	$640	$290
Fee in-state	$640	$290
Fee out-of-state	$640	$290

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity	1,097
Combined charge for room and board	$10,456
Room charge	$4,840
Meal charge	$5,616

Spring Arbor University majors

Spring Arbor University has granted 403 bachelor's degrees across 52 programs and 671 master's across 11 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Spring Arbor University.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master
Nursing Administration		67	381
Social Work		82	126
Business Administration and Management, General	1	24	46
Counseling Psychology			49
Operations Management and Supervision		40
Speech Communication and Rhetoric		13	17
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		9	12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General		18
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities			17
General Studies		17
Marketing & Marketing Management, General		11
Psychology, General		10
English Language and Literature, General		8
Organizational Leadership			8
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration		7
Family Systems		7
Finance, General		7
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor			7
Biology & Biological Sciences, General		5
Elementary Education and Teaching		5
Social Studies Teacher Education		5
Youth Ministry		5
Accounting		4
Art & Art Studies, General		4
Education, General			4
International Business & Trade & Commerce		4
Reading Teacher Education			4
Advertising		3
Design and Visual Communications, General		3
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia		3
Religious & Sacred Music		3
Biochemistry		2
Chemistry, General		2
Computer Science		2
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs		2
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs		2
English & Language Arts Teacher Education		2
Environmental Science		2
History, General		2
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	1	1
Pastoral Studies & Counseling		2
Philosophy		2
Sociology, General		2
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management		2
Bible & Biblical Studies		1
Broadcast Journalism		1
Chemistry Teacher Education		1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General		1
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics		1
Mathematics Teacher Education		1
Mathematics, General		1
Music Teacher Education		1
Music, General		1
Physics, Other		1
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing		1
Social Sciences, General		1
Spanish Language Teacher Education		1
Theology & Theological Studies		1
Grand Total	2	403	671

Spring Arbor University has a graduation rate of 64%, which is among the 33% highest for universities in the US.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	64%	60%	67%
Full-time retention rate - 80%

Publications & Citations

Spring Arbor University has published 173 scientific papers with 1,466 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Engineering, Chemistry, Sociology, Medicine, Business, Education Majors, Social Psychology, and Computer Science.

Publications: 173
Citations: 1,466

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	63 / 469
Psychology	45 / 834
Engineering	24 / 91
Chemistry	23 / 110
Sociology	23 / 45
Medicine	19 / 435
Business	16 / 186
Education Majors	15 / 297
Social Psychology	14 / 46
Computer Science	14 / 325
Physics	13 / 59
Art & Design	12 / 24
Biology	11 / 42
Political Science	11 / 10
Communications and Public Relations	10 / 23
Child Psychology	9 / 249
Mathematics	9 / 31
Inorganic Chemistry	8 / 27
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	7 / 3
Math Teachers	7 / 29
Philosophy	7 / 1
Cognitive Science	6 / 241
Gender Studies	5 / 17
Creative Writing	5 / 11
Health Science	5 / 205
Public Health	4 / 92
Management Information Systems	4 / 179
Environmental Science	4 / 7
Nanotechnology	4 / 12
Physical chemistry	3 / 37
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology	3 / 2
Management	3 / 1
Literature	3 / 3
Organic Chemistry	3 / 21
Materials Science	3 / 5
Chemical Engineering	3 / 3
History	3 / 3
Critical Care Nursing	3 / 4
Metallurgical Engineering	3 / 9
Physical Therapy	2 / 9

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	2	6
1992	4	16
1993	4	18
1994	3	16
1995	2	78
1996	3	49
1997	2	29
1998	1	19
1999	1	37
2000	2	44
2001	1	30
2002	4	31
2003	5	32
2004	4	41
2005	4	56
2006	3	73
2007	7	53
2008	7	101
2009	9	106
2010	4	97
2011	13	77
2012	7	101
2013	12	127
2014	5	91
2015	13	112
2016	8	106
2017	14	128
2018	13	93
2019	11	110
2020	12	134
2021	9	153

Notable alumni

Everett Piper

Born in

United States

Years

1959-.. (age 64)

Occupations

writer

Biography

Everett Piper is a retired university administrator and conservative commentator. He is the author of Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth and a columnist for The Washington Times. He served as President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University from August 2002 until his retirement in May of 2019.
Mike Nofs

Born in

United States

Years

1953-.. (age 70)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Mike Nofs is a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan Senate from 2009 until 2018 for the 19th district. Nods previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was elected to the Senate in a special election after Mark Schauer resigned upon his election to the United States House of Representatives in 2008 (incidentally, Nofs had succeeded Schauer in the State House when the latter was term-limited out of that chamber).
Steven Waterhouse

Years

1956-.. (age 67)

Occupations

writer

Biography

Steven Waterhouse is an American pastor, Bible teacher, and Christian author who has published works on counseling and systematic theology. Waterhouse has taught Bible doctrine in colleges and church ministries, has been the keynote speaker at National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) conventions, and has lectured at various institutions and conference workshops on counseling.

General info

Alternative names	Spring Arbor College Spring Arber Unviversity SAC Spring Arbor SAU Spring Arbor Collage Spring Arber
Founded	1873
Motto	Fides, Vivens, Discens Faith, Living, Learning
Colors	blue, gold
Academic calendar	Semesters
Total FTE staff	321
Carnegie classification	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and contacts

Address	106 E. Main St Spring Arbor, Michigan, 49283-9799 United States
City population	3,000
Phone	5177501200