Cleary University Overview

Located in Howell, Michigan, Cleary University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cleary College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Cleary University Known For?

• Students at Cleary College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Cleary College.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 9% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Cleary College makes roughly $53,696 a year. This is 32% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Cleary College student 4.0 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Cleary University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#42	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#170	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Financial Planning & Services Graduates	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Organizational Leadership Graduates	College Factual
#37	Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#67	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#148	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Cleary University?

Contact details for Cleary College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3750 Cleary Drive, Howell, MI 48843
Phone:	800-686-1883
Website:	www.cleary.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/ClearyU
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/cleary1883

How Do I Get Into Cleary College?

You can apply to Cleary College online at: https://cleary.edu/admissions/#apply-now

Admission Requirements for Cleary College

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cleary College?

The acceptance rate at Cleary College is 65%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Can I Afford Cleary University?

The overall average net price of Cleary College is $28,957. 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 Cleary College, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $9,989 a year. That adds up to $39,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cleary College is 1.6%. 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.

Cleary University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 509 undergraduate students at Cleary College, with 392 being full-time and 117 being part-time.

There are also 149 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 392 full-time undergraduates at Cleary College, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	273
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Cleary University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Cleary College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Cleary University

In 2019-2020, 658 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 20th 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 Cleary College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Cleary University was $22,230 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Cleary College 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
Business/Corporate Communications	#1	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#13	#13
Entrepreneurial Studies	#15	#15
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#17	#11
International Business	#22	#19
Finance & Financial Management	#39	#36

Online Affordability Rankings of Cleary College Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Cleary University was $22,230 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Cleary College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Corporate Communications	#10	#10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#18	#18
International Business	#19	#19
Finance & Financial Management	#30	#30
Entrepreneurial Studies	#34	#34

Online Growth Rankings of Cleary College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cleary University was 2.9%. This is the #1,605 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cleary College regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	43%
Business, Management & Marketing	5%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Corporate Communications	#8
Culinary Arts	#18
Personal & Culinary Services	#27
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#42
International Business	#62
Hospitality Management	#113
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#121
Finance & Financial Management	#139
Entrepreneurial Studies	#147
Marketing	#237
Human Resource Management	#280
Communication & Journalism	#306

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%.

Cleary University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	18	100	82	200
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	1	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	100	83	201

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.