Alma College Overview

Alma College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Alma, Michigan. The surrounding location of Alma is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Alma College Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Alma 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.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Alma.
• In <nil>, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Alma bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,997 a year. That's about 27% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Alma student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Alma College?

Contact details for Alma are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	614 W Superior, Alma, MI 48801-1599
Phone:	989-463-7111
Website:	alma.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alma-MI/Alma-College/133636558992
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/almacollege

How Do I Get Into Alma?

You can apply to Alma online at: admissions.alma.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Alma

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alma?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Alma does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford Alma College?

The overall average net price of Alma is $28,825. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Alma, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $9,297 a year. That adds up to $37,188 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Alma is 2.1%. 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.

Alma College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,340 undergraduate students at Alma, with 1,308 being full-time and 32 being part-time.

There are also 13 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,308 full-time undergraduates at Alma, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	1,079
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Alma College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Alma. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Ecuador, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Alma College

In 2020-2021, 24 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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 Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.