Alma College

Alma, MI · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

57%

Acceptance rate

$24,663

Avg net price

1,208

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 239Master’s 43	239	43
Bachelor’s 50Master’s None reported	50	None reported
Bachelor’s 31Master’s 38	31	38
Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reported	30	None reported
Bachelor’s 22Master’s None reported	22	None reported
Bachelor’s 22Master’s None reported	22	None reported
Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reported	20	None reported
Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reported	14	None reported
Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reported	13	None reported
Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported	11	None reported
Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	5	None reported
Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	5	None reported
Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	4	None reported
Bachelor’s 3Master’s 3	3	3
Bachelor’s 3Master’s 0	3	0
Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reported	2	None reported
Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	1	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	0	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 2	None reported	2

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Projected sponsored sports24

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

736 unique student-athletes · 23 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $49,282
Required fees: $270
Food and housing: $14,180
Books and supplies: $2,172
Other expenses: $2,980
Total: $68,884

Total by year

$55,8202019–2019–20
$57,6722020–2120–21
$59,1762021–2221–22
$61,5502022–2322–23
$63,9402023–2423–24
$68,8842024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $24,663 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 76%
Average share of need met: 87.5%
Average need-based grant: $43,794
Required forms: FAFSA, Institution's own form, and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation51%

6-year graduation64%

Retention rate76%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$54,742

Median debt$27,000

Campus

Enrollment1,208

Student-faculty ratio14:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Alma College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2023–24 to 2025–26).

Alma College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Alma College's Common Data Set filing.

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Alma College admits in-state applicants at 79.4%, out-of-state applicants at 64%, and international applicants at 21.8%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

323 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈29In-state (domestic)≈291International≈3

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Sep 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, up from 3% in 2023–24.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

42% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

42% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Alma College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 89.8% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.59

Alma College rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Important
Recommendation(s): Considered
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Application essay: Not considered

Nonacademic

Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Alma College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Alma College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $70,482 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $24,663 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 215 of 284 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAInstitution's own formState aid form

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $70,482

Average aid package, 60% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 40% of sticker

Averages among the 215 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Alma College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

76.3% of Alma College’s first-years return for a second year and 63.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03