Central Michigan University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
Population
80,000
Website
http://www.cmich.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
9,916
Men / Women
38% / 62%
White
67%
Black
9%
Hispanic
5%
Mixed
3%
International
3%
Asian
2%
Native American
1%
From State
89%
From Region
6%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
28%
Education
12%
Health Sciences
9%
Life & Natural Sciences
8%
Arts
7%
Engineering
3%
Computer Science
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Professional
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$14,760
Est. Cost of Attendance
$19,094
10-Year ROI
$181,000
ROI Percentile
74th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
40%
6-Year Graduation Rate
59%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation
231 (20%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
68%
Yield (Unbound)
11%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $23M | #193 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $1M | #375 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #398 |
Graduate Degrees
| Life & Natural Sciences | 182 | #137 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 4 | #230 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 48 | #256 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
68%
SAT Range
1000
–
1160
SAT Math Range
470
–
590
SAT RW Range
490
–
610
ACT Range
21
–
27
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business Administration | 889 | 48% / 52% | 3% | $66,786 | 96% | ||
| Cybersecurity | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $66,364 | 81 | — | |
| Statistics | 14 — | 43% / 57% | 14% | $82,502 | 93 | 100% | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 80 +4 | 24% / 76% | 1% | $56,525 | 67 | 96% | |
| Outdoor Education | 14 +2 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $56,066 | 66 | — | |
| Physical Fitness Technician | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $56,525 | 67 | 96% | |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $56,525 | 67 | 96% | |
| Accounting | 49 +5 | 59% / 41% | 2% | $76,147 | 89 | 99% | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 50 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $74,894 | 89 | 95% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 53 +2 | 66% / 34% | 6% | $74,894 | 89 | 95% | |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 31 — | 52% / 48% | 3% | $69,049 | 84 | — | |
| Casino Management | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $53,003 | 60 | 97% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 48 +1 | 69% / 31% | 2% | $53,580 | 61 | 94% | |
| Finance | 41 +5 | 88% / 12% | 2% | $77,035 | 90 | 98% | |
| Financial Planning and Services | 11 +1 | 73% / 27% | 0% | $77,035 | 90 | 98% | |
| Hospitality Management | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $53,003 | 60 | 97% | |
| Human Resources Management | 25 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $67,510 | 83 | 98% | |
| International Business | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $77,935 | 91 | 89% | |
| Logistics | 30 +32 | 73% / 27% | 3% | $74,894 | 89 | 95% | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 28 +3 | 68% / 32% | 14% | $93,984 | 97 | 97% | |
| Marketing | 82 +8 | 55% / 45% | 2% | $80,069 | 92 | 96% | |
| Meeting and Event Planning | 32 +1 | 6% / 94% | 0% | $53,003 | 60 | 97% | |
| Organizational Leadership | 19 +2 | 53% / 47% | 0% | $74,894 | 89 | 95% | |
| Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management | 14 +10 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $74,894 | 89 | 95% | |
| Real Estate | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $80,192 | 92 | — | |
| Sports Management | 60 +1 | 83% / 17% | 2% | $56,525 | 67 | 96% | |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 92 — | 34% / 66% | 4% | $58,717 | 71 | 95% | |
| Criminal Justice | 30 +9 | 23% / 77% | 3% | $56,542 | 67 | — | |
| Public Administration | 14 +2 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $67,136 | 82 | 100% | |
| Social Work | 29 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $51,078 | 55 | 99% | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 11 +1 | 9% / 91% | 0% | $50,960 | 55 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health Professions | 481 | 22% / 78% | 2% | $57,387 | 96% | ||
| Biochemistry | 15 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | $63,020 | 78 | — | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $62,014 | 76 | — | |
| Biology | — — | — | — | $60,326 | 74 | — | |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | 70 +3 | 40% / 60% | 3% | $63,504 | 78 | — | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 9 — | 0% / 100% | 11% | $56,137 | 66 | 96% | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 29 — | 41% / 59% | 0% | $49,959 | 52 | — | |
| Environmental Studies | 17 — | 35% / 65% | 0% | $46,528 | 42 | 96% | |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 10 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $64,601 | 80 | 96% | |
| Neuroscience | 28 — | 14% / 86% | 7% | $64,601 | 80 | 96% | |
| Athletic Training | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $46,745 | 43 | 97% | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 53 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $56,684 | 67 | 97% | |
| Environmental Health | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $70,016 | 85 | 94% | |
| Nursing | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $78,936 | 91 | — | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 9 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $70,016 | 85 | 94% | |
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 13 — | 15% / 85% | 8% | $50,735 | 54 | 95% | |
| Health Administration | 25 +1 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $68,035 | 83 | 98% | |
| Health/Medical Psychology | 60 +2 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $52,773 | 59 | — | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 8 +1 | 38% / 62% | 0% | $52,750 | 59 | — | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | — — | — | — | $50,996 | 55 | — | |
| Psychology | 110 +41 | 15% / 85% | 2% | $52,674 | 59 | 95% | |
| Land Use Planning and Management/Development | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $70,146 | 85 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 92 | 73% / 27% | 1% | $83,357 | 93% | ||
| Computer Science | 38 — | 82% / 18% | 0% | $102,767 | 98 | 91% | |
| Information Technology | 16 +2 | 81% / 19% | 0% | $93,614 | 97 | 100% | |
| Astronomy | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 0% | $68,480 | 84 | — | |
| Chemistry | 5 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $62,077 | 76 | — | |
| Geosciences | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $57,967 | 70 | 94% | |
| Materials Chemistry | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $62,596 | 77 | — | |
| Mathematics | 10 +3 | 50% / 50% | 10% | $53,180 | 60 | 91% | |
| Meteorology | 13 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $59,718 | 73 | — | |
| Physics | — — | — | — | $68,378 | 83 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science and Engineering | 154 | 49% / 51% | 3% | $73,313 | 97% | ||
| Computer Engineering | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $94,604 | 97 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering | 18 — | 89% / 11% | 22% | $98,443 | 98 | 95% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $81,736 | 93 | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 40 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $91,993 | 97 | 98% | |
| Actuarial Science | 1 +8 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $87,602 | 95 | 100% | |
| Child Development | 44 +3 | 0% / 100% | 2% | $46,739 | 43 | 96% | |
| Family Systems | 10 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,739 | 43 | 96% | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 4 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $50,942 | 55 | — | |
| Legal Studies | 7 +1 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $69,066 | 84 | 100% | |
| Women's Studies | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $49,275 | 50 | — | |
| Chemical Process Technology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $73,486 | 88 | — | |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $82,383 | 93 | 100% | |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $81,560 | 93 | — | |
| Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician | 10 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $90,234 | 96 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Arts and Media | 703 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $49,698 | 96% | ||
| Advertising and Public Relations | 15 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $60,505 | 74 | 97% | |
| Economics | 9 +2 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $65,632 | 81 | 90% | |
| Anthropology | 8 +2 | 38% / 62% | 0% | $42,994 | 32 | 93% | |
| English | 21 +1 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $43,271 | 33 | 100% | |
| Environmental Science and Policy | 11 — | 55% / 45% | 0% | $46,528 | 42 | 96% | |
| French | 1 +4 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,998 | 35 | 95% | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $61,764 | 76 | 100% | |
| Geography | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $61,764 | 76 | 100% | |
| German | — +2 | — | — | $44,715 | 37 | — | |
| History | 10 +1 | 80% / 20% | 0% | $46,744 | 43 | 93% | |
| International Affairs | 17 +1 | 47% / 53% | 6% | $59,452 | 72 | 90% | |
| Journalism | 13 +1 | 31% / 69% | 0% | $38,638 | 20 | 96% | |
| Philosophy | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $48,112 | 47 | — | |
| Photojournalism | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $38,638 | 20 | 96% | |
| Political Science | 29 +8 | 41% / 59% | 0% | $59,821 | 73 | 96% | |
| Public Relations | 37 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $60,505 | 74 | 97% | |
| Public/Applied History | 4 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $46,744 | 43 | 93% | |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 53 +1 | 68% / 32% | 0% | $45,968 | 41 | 97% | |
| Social Sciences | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $46,165 | 41 | — | |
| Sociology | 7 +8 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $47,455 | 45 | 95% | |
| Spanish | 6 +9 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $43,998 | 35 | 95% | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 26 +2 | 35% / 65% | 0% | $59,377 | 72 | 96% | |
| Biology Teacher Education | — +1 | — | — | $49,964 | 52 | — | |
| Early Childhood Education | 142 — | 2% / 98% | 1% | $46,356 | 42 | 97% | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,739 | 54 | 97% | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | 22 +2 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $50,739 | 54 | 97% | |
| Elementary Education | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,356 | 42 | 97% | |
| English Education | 34 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Health Teacher Education | 14 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| History Teacher Education | 7 +1 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 15 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 21 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 14 +1 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Art Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $35,717 | 14 | 93% | |
| Dance | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $37,892 | 18 | — | |
| Digital Arts | 12 +1 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $46,281 | 42 | — | |
| Fashion Design | 14 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $56,215 | 66 | 94% | |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $40,613 | 25 | — | |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 9 +2 | 11% / 89% | 0% | $35,717 | 14 | 93% | |
| Graphic Design | 18 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $56,215 | 66 | 94% | |
| Interior Design | 21 — | 5% / 95% | 5% | $56,215 | 66 | 94% | |
| Keyboard Instruments | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,725 | 34 | 94% | |
| Music | 7 +1 | 57% / 43% | 0% | $43,725 | 34 | 94% | |
| Music Education | 24 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $49,750 | 52 | 96% | |
| Music Management | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,205 | 33 | — | |
| Music Performance | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $43,725 | 34 | 94% | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,725 | 34 | 94% | |
| Musical Theatre | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $37,001 | 16 | 86% | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $37,001 | 16 | 86% | |
| Theater | 13 +1 | 31% / 69% | 0% | $37,001 | 16 | 86% | |
| Voice and Opera | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $43,725 | 34 | 94% |