Adrian College

www.adrian.edu/

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$37,755

2.5% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$25,520

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

7.65%

Default Rate

2020 Acceptance Rate

61.2%

4,439 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

1,865

95.9% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

53.1%

256 Graduates

About

Adrian College is a higher education institution located in Lenawee County, MI. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Adrian College were General Business Administration & Management (30 degrees awarded), Accounting (22 degrees), and General Marketing & Marketing Management (20 degrees).

In 2020, 358 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Adrian College. 54.2% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.8% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (256 degrees), 4.74 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, unknown (54 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Adrian College is $37,755, which is $9,355 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Adrian College is $37,755, which is $9,355 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $25,520.

In 2020, 97% of undergraduate students attending Adrian College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 86% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$37,755

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Adrian College was $37,755. The cost of tuition at Adrian College is $9,355 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Adrian College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$25,520

2020 Value

4.08%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Adrian College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,520. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Adrian College grew by 4.08%.

This chart compares the average net price of Adrian College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,720

Room and Board

$1,900

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Adrian College was of $11,720 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,900. The cost of room and board increased by 3.55% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies increased by 5.56% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Adrian College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

97%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

86%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

97% of undergraduate students at Adrian College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2019, when 97% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Adrian College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

7.65%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Adrian College was 7.65%, which represents 41 out of the 536 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Adrian College received 4,439 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 14.9% annual decline. Out of those 4,439 applicants, 2,717 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 61.2% acceptance rate.

There were 1,865 students enrolled at Adrian College in 2020, and 76% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Adrian College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

61.2%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

2,717

Accepted Out of 4,439

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Adrian College was 61.2% (2,717 admissions from 4,439 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 55.9%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants declined by −14.9%, while admissions declined by −6.92%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Adrian College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

76%

Submission Percentage

408

Scores Submitted

76% of enrolled first-time students at Adrian College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Adrian College has a total enrollment of 1,865 students. The full-time enrollment at Adrian College is 1,789 students and the part-time enrollment is 76. This means that 95.9% of students enrolled at Adrian College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Adrian College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 66.6% White, 7.29% Black or African American, 5.68% Hispanic or Latino, 3.91% Two or More Races, 0.429% Asian, 0.214% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.214% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Adrian College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (36.4%), followed by White Male (30.7%) and Black or African American Male (5.47%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (41.2%), followed by White Male (13.7%) and Two or More Races Female (3.92%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

95.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Adrian College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,865 students. The full-time enrollment at Adrian College is 1,789 and the part-time enrollment is 76. This means that 95.9% of students enrolled at Adrian College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Adrian College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

66%

2020 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Adrian College was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Adrian College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Adrian College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,242
Black or African American
136
Hispanic or Latino
106

The enrolled student population at Adrian College is 66.6% White, 7.29% Black or African American, 5.68% Hispanic or Latino, 3.91% Two or More Races, 0.429% Asian, 0.214% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.214% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.8% White, 13.8% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Graduates

In 2020, 30 more women than men received degrees from Adrian College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Adrian College is white (256 degrees awarded). There were 4.74 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, unknown (54 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Adrian College is General Business Administration & Management (30 degrees awarded), followed by Accounting (22 degrees) and General Marketing & Marketing Management (20 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Adrian College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (35 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (9 degrees), and Physical Sciences (13 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Adrian College are Other managers (143,775 people), Police officers (133,762 people), Postsecondary teachers (114,296 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (90,992 people), and Physicians (80,839 people).

The most specialized majors at Adrian College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (35 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (9 degrees), Physical Sciences (13 degrees), Protective Services (31 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (3 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Adrian College are Surgeons, Physicians, Aerospace engineers, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Adrian College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (324,197 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (230,891 people), Elementary & secondary schools (205,597 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (157,872 people), and Computer Systems Design (90,658 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Adrian College.

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
30 degree-majorss awarded
Accounting
22 degree-majorss awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
20 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Adrian College was General Business Administration & Management with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Adrian College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

164

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

194

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 164 degrees were awarded to men at Adrian College, which is 0.845 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (194).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Adrian College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 22 degrees were awarded to men at Adrian College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.29 times more than the 17 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 19 degrees were awarded to women at Adrian College in Accounting, which is 1.27 times more than the 15 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

30%

100% Completion Time

45%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 30% of students graduating from Adrian College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 45% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Adrian College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 7.03% of graduates (18 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
256 degrees awarded
Unknown
54 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
21 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Adrian College is white (256 degrees awarded). There were 4.74 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, unknown (54 degrees).

15.1% of degree recipients (54 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
148 degrees awarded
White Male
108 degrees awarded
Black or African American Male
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Adrian College is white female (148 degrees awarded). There were 1.37 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (108 degrees).

Operations

Adrian College has an endowment valued at nearly $36.2M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $2.34M (6.48%), compared to the 2.06% average return ($820k on $39.8M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2020, Adrian College had a total salary expenditure of $49.3M. Adrian College employs 34 Professors, 27 Assistant professors, and 23 Associate professors. Most academics at Adrian College are Male Professors (19), Female Professors(15), and Female Assistant professors (14).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Adrian College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 77 employees, Service, with 45 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

Endowment

$36.2M

2020 Endowment

6.51%

growth from 2019

Adrian College has an endowment valued at about $36.2M, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Adrian College grew 6.51% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.66M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Adrian College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$160k - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2020, Adrian College received $160k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$22.8M

2020 Salaries

2.69%

decline from 2019

In 2020, Adrian College paid a median of $22.8M in salaries, which represents 46.2% of their overall expenditure ($49.3M) and a 2.69% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 34.2% growth from 2018 and a 0.29% growth from 2017.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.4M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$6.59M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2020, Adrian College paid a total of $6.59M to 87 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.78M (31%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

34 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

77 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Adrian College were Professor with 34 employees; Assistant professor with 27 employees; and Assistant professor with 23 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Adrian College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 77 employees; Service with 45 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Adrian College was Male Professor with 19 employees, Female Professor with 15 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 14 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Adrian College.