Albion College Overview

Albion College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Albion, Michigan. The location of Albion is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Albion College Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Albion is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the postbaccalaureate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Albion.
• In <nil>, 83% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Albion with a bachelor's degree make about $57,501 a year. That's 41% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Albion student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Albion College?

Contact details for Albion are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	611 E Porter St, Albion, MI 49224
Phone:	517-629-1000
Website:	www.albion.edu

How Do I Get Into Albion?

You can apply to Albion online at: www.albion.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Albion

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Albion?

Albion has an acceptance rate of 69%, 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 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Albion College?

The overall average net price of Albion is $27,380. 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 Albion, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,327 a year. That adds up to $25,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Albion is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Albion College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,523 undergraduate students at Albion, with 1,500 being full-time and 23 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,500 full-time undergraduates at Albion, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	251
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	826
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	184

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Albion College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at Albion. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mongolia, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Albion College

In 2020-2021, 44 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Albion

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Albion College was 400.0%. This is the #179 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Albion regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Unknown under License

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