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Adrian College Overview

Adrian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. Adrian is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Adrian College Known For?

390 Undergraduate Awards
$29,628 Avg Cost After Aid
61% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Adrian.
  • In 2019-2020, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Adrian bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,378 a year. That's about 26% more than their peers at other schools.

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Adrian College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Adrian.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#11 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Adrian College?

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Contact details for Adrian are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 110 S Madison St, Adrian, MI 49221-2575
Phone: 517-265-5161
Website: www.adrian.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriancollegebulldogs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdrianCollege

How Do I Get Into Adrian?

You can apply to Adrian online at: apply.adrian.edu/

Admission Requirements for Adrian

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Adrian?

61% Acceptance Rate
44% Of Accepted Are Women
76% Submit SAT Scores
Adrian has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to Adrian submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 467 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Adrian College  ( 460 to 570 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Adrian College  ( 467 to 550 )
200
800
Adrian received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Adrian College  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Adrian College  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Adrian College  ( 19 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Adrian College?

$29,628 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
7.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Adrian is $29,628. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Adrian, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $7,566 a year. That adds up to $30,264 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Adrian is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Adrian College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,738 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,788 undergraduate students at Adrian, with 1,738 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

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There are also 77 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,738 full-time undergraduates at Adrian, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Adrian College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 132
Hispanic or Latino 103
White 1,166
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 330

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Adrian College. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Adrian. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Czech Republic, and Japan.

Online Learning at Adrian College

45 Took All Classes Online
127 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 127 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Adrian has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 36th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Adrian majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 8%
Business, Management & Marketing 10%
Curriculum & Instruction 88%
Finance & Financial Management 57%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 57%
Health & Physical Education 44%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 44%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Adrian ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Adrian.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Health & Physical Education #337
Curriculum & Instruction #342
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #372

Adrian College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 0 0 56 0 6 62
Accounting 0 0 16 0 21 37
Marketing 0 0 35 0 0 35
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 27 0 8 35
General Biology 0 1 29 0 0 30
Business Administration & Management 0 2 23 0 0 25
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 24 0 0 24
Design & Applied Arts 3 0 19 0 0 22
Allied Health Professions 0 0 8 0 9 17
Finance & Financial Management 2 0 12 0 0 14
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 13 0 0 0 13
Political Science & Government 0 0 12 0 0 12
Communication & Media Studies 0 1 10 0 0 11
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 11 0 0 11
General English Literature 0 1 8 0 0 9
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 3 5 8
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 5 0 2 7
Social Work 0 0 6 0 0 6
Physics 0 1 4 0 0 5
General Psychology 0 1 4 0 0 5
Arts & Media Management 0 0 5 0 0 5
Area Studies 0 0 4 0 0 4
History 0 0 4 0 0 4
Mathematics 0 0 4 0 0 4
Chemistry 0 0 4 0 0 4
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 4 0 0 4
Music 0 0 4 0 0 4
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 3 0 0 3
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 3 0 0 3
Philosophy 0 0 3 0 0 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 3 0 0 3
Sociology 0 0 3 0 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 2 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 2 0 0 2
Religious Studies 0 0 2 0 0 2
International Business 0 0 1 0 0 1
Romance Languages 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dance 0 1 0 0 0 1
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 21 364 3 51 444

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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