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Andrews University Overview

Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution. Berrien Springs is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Andrews University Known For?

384 Undergraduate Awards
$27,003 Avg Cost After Aid
49% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Andrews may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
  • Students at Andrews have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Andrews.
  • In 2017-2018, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Andrews makes roughly $45,200 a year. This is 11% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Andrews University 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 Andrews.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Other Philosophy & Religion Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Andrews has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Youth Ministry Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Missionary Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#8 Best Youth Ministry Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#12 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#15 Best Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Schools College Factual
#27 Highest Paid Theology & Religious Vocations Graduates College Factual

Where Is Andrews University?

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Contact details for Andrews are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4150 Administration Drive, Room 136, Berrien Springs, MI 49104
Phone: 800-253-2874
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/andrewsuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewsUniv

How Do I Get Into Andrews?

You can apply to Andrews online at: www.andrews.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Andrews

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Andrews?

49% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
54% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Andrews. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 46%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to Andrews submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 680. Math scores were between 510 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Andrews University  ( 520 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Andrews University  ( 510 to 700 )
200
800
Andrews received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Andrews University  ( 21 to 30 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Andrews University  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Andrews University  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Andrews University?

$27,003 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
4.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Andrews is $27,003. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Andrews, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $11,043 a year. That adds up to $44,172 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Andrews is 4.8%. 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.

Andrews University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,258 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,579 undergraduate students at Andrews, with 1,258 being full-time and 321 being part-time.

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There are also 1,583 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,258 full-time undergraduates at Andrews, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Andrews University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 174
Black or African American 225
Hispanic or Latino 236
White 302
International Students 220
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Andrews University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at Andrews. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Andrews University

385 Took All Classes Online
893 Took At Least One Class Online
3.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Andrews. In 2019-2020, 893 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 37th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Andrews

The following table shows how Andrews is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Education #43 #43
Religious Studies #69 #69

Online Growth Rankings of Andrews

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Andrews University was 3.0%. This is the #1,602 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Andrews regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management 23%
Business, Management & Marketing 27%
Curriculum & Instruction 17%
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 45%
Education 7%
Health Professions 18%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 31%
Liberal Arts General Studies 31%
Nursing 13%
Philosophy & Religious Studies 16%
Religious Studies 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Andrews 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 Andrews.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #64
Religious Studies #71
Other Education #81
Philosophy & Religious Studies #130
Communication & Media Studies #193
Curriculum & Instruction #266
Communication & Journalism #303

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%.

Andrews University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 13 0 115 26 154
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 13 0 0 54 67
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1 0 0 58 0 59
Business Administration & Management 0 12 0 32 0 44
Communication Sciences 0 22 0 20 0 42
Social Work 0 13 0 28 0 41
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 10 21 0 0 31
Religious Studies 0 14 0 7 8 29
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 9 0 18 0 27
General Biology 0 18 0 5 0 23
Nursing 0 20 0 0 3 23
General Psychology 0 23 0 0 0 23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 9 5 7 21
Romance Languages 0 19 0 0 0 19
General Engineering 0 16 0 0 0 16
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 15 0 0 0 16
Music 0 9 0 6 0 15
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 12 0 1 0 13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 13 0 0 0 13
General English Literature 0 10 0 1 0 11
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 9 0 1 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 9 0 0 0 9
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 9 0 9
Air Transportation 0 9 0 0 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 9 0 0 0 9
Accounting 0 8 0 0 0 8
Finance & Financial Management 0 7 0 0 0 7
Educational Administration 0 0 1 3 3 7
Design & Applied Arts 0 7 0 0 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 4 2 6
Mathematics 0 6 0 0 0 6
Political Science & Government 0 6 0 0 0 6
Animal Science 0 5 0 0 0 5
Management Information Systems 0 5 0 0 0 5
Communication & Media Studies 0 2 0 3 0 5
Computer Science 0 5 0 0 0 5
Other Education 0 0 1 1 3 5
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 5 0 0 0 5
Marketing 0 4 0 0 0 4
Computer Information Systems 0 4 0 0 0 4
Public Health 0 0 0 4 0 4
Fine & Studio Arts 0 4 0 0 0 4
International Business 0 3 0 0 0 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 2 0 0 0 2
Behavioral Science 0 2 0 0 0 2
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0 2 2
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0 2 0 0 2
Economics 0 0 0 2 0 2
Sociology 0 2 0 0 0 2
Missionary Studies 0 0 0 0 2 2
Religious Education 0 0 0 2 0 2
Horticulture 0 1 0 0 0 1
International Agriculture 0 1 0 0 0 1
Plant Sciences 0 1 0 0 0 1
Public Relations & Advertising 0 1 0 0 0 1
Student Counseling 0 0 0 1 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 1 0 1
History 0 1 0 0 0 1
Health & Physical Education 0 1 0 0 0 1
Chemistry 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Social Sciences 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacred Music 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2 382 34 327 110 855

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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