Northern Michigan University

Name: Northern Michigan University Common Data Set 2024-25
Creator: Northern Michigan University
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2024-25

The 2024-25 Common Data Set for Northern Michigan University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the school's HTTP Last-Modified header: Mar 12, 2025. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

84.0%

Applications

12,204

Admitted

10,254

Enrolled

1,560

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants12,204reported count

Admits10,25484%

Class seats1,56015% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	12,204	10,254	84%	1,560	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 15%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$47,107

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

52%

6-year completion

Average net price

$14,085

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$21,474

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report535 of ~535numbers from this report.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

Name:Katie

Title:Schoonveld

Office:Director of Institutional Reporting

Mailing Address:Institutional Effectiveness

City/State/Zip/Country:1401 Presque Isle Avenue

E-mail Address:Marquette/ MI/ 49855/ US

Phone:906-227-2675

Email Address:kschoonv@nmu.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

Address Information

Name of College/University:Northern Michigan University

Mailing Address:1401 Presque Isle Avenue

City/State/Zip/Country:Marquette/ MI/ 49855/ US

Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:906

Admissions Office Mailing Address:227-1000

Admissions E-mail Address:www.nmu.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):906

Admissions Phone Number:227-2650

Admissions Email Address:admissions@nmu.edu

Institutional Control

PublicPublic

Classification

Coeducational collegeCoeducational college

Academic Year

SemesterSemester

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

AssociateX

Transfer AssociateX

Terminal AssociateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

DEI

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/pdf/Reporting\_Study\_Ab

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	573	910	50	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	42	49	7	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	1638	2356	103	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	2253	3315	160	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	10	22	0	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	2263	3337	160	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	14	12	1	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	6	6	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	199	321	12	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	219	339	13	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	118	235	0	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	337	574	13	Not reported
Total undergraduates	2600	3911	173	6684

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	26	60	4	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	47	131	7	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	0	1	0	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	73	192	11	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	15	76	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	71	225	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	17	45	0	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	103	346	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	176	538	11	725

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	7409	4449	184	0	7409

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	18	63	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	82	288	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	45	118	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1268	5339	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	29	112	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	4	29	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	0	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	88	267	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	26	83	Not reported
Total	1560	6299	0

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	353	317	578	1248
Did not persist	0	0	1	1
Final cohort	353	317	577	1247
Completed in less than four years	84	108	242	434
Completed in less than five years	51	51	95	197
Completed in less than six years	7	11	9	27
Total completers	142	170	346	658
Six-year graduation rate	40%	54%	60%	53%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	305	265	463	1033
Did not persist	0	0	1	1
Final cohort	305	265	462	1032
Completed in less than four years	70	94	177	341
Completed in less than five years	39	53	77	169
Completed in less than six years	11	9	22	42
Total completers	120	156	276	552
Six-year graduation rate	39%	59%	60%	53%

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	78.0%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	4244	7781	179	0	12,204
Admitted	3533	6595	126	0	10,254
Enrolled full-time	573	910	50	0	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	14	12	1	0	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,560

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units19

English4

Mathematics4

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	—	—	Yes
Class rank	—	—	—	Yes
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	—	—	—	Yes
Recommendations	—	—	—	Yes
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	—	Yes
Talent or ability	—	—	—	Yes
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	—	Yes
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Volunteer work	—	—	—	Yes
Work experience	—	—	—	Yes
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: Total0

Total0

Percent who had GPA of 4.010.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9920.1

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2410.7

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9916.5

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.499.3

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.992.2

Percent who had GPA below 1.00.1

Total100

Admission Policies

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Amount of housing deposit:250

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?Yes

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:##

Transfer Credit Policies

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:No Limit No Limit https://catalog.nmu.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=226 X If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: - E1 Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions. - [x] X Accelerated program - [ ] Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities - [ ] Cross-registration - [x] X Distance learning - [x] X Double major - [ ] X Dual enrollment - [x] X English as a Second Language (ESL) - [ ] Exchange student program (domestic) - [ ] External degree program - [ ] X Honors Program - [x] X Independent study - [x] X Internships - [ ] Liberal arts/career combination - [ ] X Student-designed major - [x] X Study abroad - [x] X Teacher certification program - [ ] X Undergraduate Research - [ ] Weekend college - [ ] Other (specify): - E2 Has been removed from the CDS. - E3 Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation: - [ ] Arts/fine arts - [ ] Computer literacy - [x] X English (including composition) - [ ] Foreign languages - [ ] History - [ ] Physical Education - [x] X Humanities - [ ] Intensive writing - [x] X Mathematics - [ ] Philosophy - [x] X Sciences (biological or physical) - [x] X Social science - [ ] Other (describe): ##

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Required Course Work

English (including composition)X

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)26%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing84%

Percent who live off campus or commute16%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)24%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing50%

Percent who live off campus or commute50%

Percent of students age 25 and older11%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Coed dormsX

Men's dormsX

Women's dormsX

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://nmu.edu/financialaid/CostCalculator

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	13044	13044
Tuition: in-state	13044	13044
Tuition: out-of-state	18540	18540
Tuition: nonresident	18540	18540
Required fees	1233	948
Food and housing, on-campus	13136	13136
Housing only, on-campus	6896	6896
Food only, on-campus meal plan	6240	6240
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	720	720	720
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	11292
Transportation	230	2100	572
Other expenses	1948	1948	1948

Financial Aid

12 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	325	829	11
Average institutional non-need grant	4784	4877	855
Athletic grant recipients	17	67	0
Average athletic grant	9118	9104	0

Reporting Year

2023-2024 FinalX

Methodology

Both FM and IM10056825

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$3,444,290

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,712,649

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$287,891

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$15,501,655

Total Scholarships/Grants$8,315,774

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$999,693

Federal Work-Study$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$9,315,467

Total Self-Help$0

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Athletic Awards$12,894

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,193,420

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$16,642,482

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$3,706,623

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$26,555,419

Total Scholarships/Grants$22,362,516

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$22,362,516

Total Self-Help$6,842,420

Parent Loans$3,264,920

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,497,333

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	1531	5578	592
Applied for need-based aid	1384	4441	258
Determined to have financial need	997	3265	211
Awarded any aid	988	3215	189
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	831	2278	142
Awarded need-based self-help aid	546	2124	117
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	883	2482	82
Need fully met	291	639	16
Average percentage of need met	79.2	67.4	51.3
Average financial aid package	16773	13936	6051
Average need-based scholarship or grant	7856	6527	3338
Average need-based self-help award	3291	4144	3898
Average need-based loan	2828	3680	3765

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.777

Financial Aid Forms

Other (specify):X

Specify:##

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:03

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)01

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):12

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Aid Available

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX

Federal Direct PLUS LoansX

Federal SEOGX

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:NMU introduced the NMU Tuition Advantage program recently. Students who are eligible for a federal Pell Grant and the Michigan Achievement Scholarship will have the remainder of their tuition covered after other federal, state, institutional funding, and external tuition-specific funding is utilized. This is not available to our Global Campus students. ##

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	315	136	451
Members of minority groups	39	7	46
Females	152	72	224
Males	163	56	219
Nonresidents	21	3	24
Doctorate or other terminal degree	202	22	224
Master's, but not terminal master's	83	46	129
Bachelor's degree	22	22	45
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	117	Not reported
10-19 students	117	Not reported
20-29 students	286	Not reported
30-39 students	270	Not reported
40-49 students	141	Not reported
50-99 students	35	Not reported
100+ students	46	Not reported
Total	9	Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	4.95%	10.20%	1.04%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	7.03%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	0.99%	Not reported	0.61%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	2.43%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.99%
Personal and culinary services	24.75%	Not reported	Not reported
Education	0.99%	Not reported	9.97%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.09%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	5.31%	1.56%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.43%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.61%
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.99%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	40.00%	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10.23%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.69%
Military science and military technologies	0.99%	1.22%	1.65%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.52%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	5.55%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.09%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.08%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5.20%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	2.86%	4.77%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	2.60%
Social sciences	5.94%	Not reported	5.46%
Construction trades	34.65%	2.86%	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	7.92%	3.27%	Not reported
Precision production	12.87%	7.76%	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	4.08%	5.12%
Health professions and related programs	1.98%	12.24%	14.31%
Business/marketing	3.96%	10.20%	13.27%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.69%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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Acceptance Rate

85.1%

Applications

11,399

Admitted

9,695

Enrolled

1,533

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants11,399reported count

Admits9,69585%

Class seats1,53316% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	11,399	9,695	85%	1,533	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 16%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$47,107

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

52%

6-year completion

Average net price

$14,085

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$21,474

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report476 of ~476numbers from this report.

General Information

7 TABLES

Respondent Information

Name:Katie

Title:Schoonveld

Office:Director of Institutional Reporting

Mailing Address:Institutional Effectiveness

E-mail Address:Marquette

Country:USA

Phone:906-227-2675

Email Address:kschoonv@nmu.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/common-data-set

Address Information

Name of College/University:Northern Michigan University

Admissions Phone Number:USA

Admissions Office Mailing Address:227-1000

Admissions E-mail Address:www.nmu.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number:227-2650

Admissions Email Address:admissions@nmu.edu

Institutional Control

PublicPublic

Classification

Coeducational collegeCoeducational college

Academic Year

SemesterSemester

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

AssociateX

Transfer AssociateX

Terminal AssociateX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	549	963	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	32	31	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	1554	2532	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	2135	3526	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	16	19	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	2151	3545	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	13	8	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	3	7	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	191	283	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	207	298	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	120	329	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	327	627	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	2478	4172	Not reported	6650

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	31	73	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	55	103	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	1	3	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	87	179	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	12	34	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	77	283	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	15	49	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	104	366	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	191	545	Not reported	736

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	7386	4717	0	Not reported	7386

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	14	62	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	79	285	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	35	125	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1273	5210	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	21	91	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	12	33	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	1	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	66	268	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	33	91	Not reported
Total	1533	6166	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	317	277	604	1198
Did not persist	0	1	1	2
Final cohort	317	276	603	1196
Completed in less than four years	70	104	274	448
Completed in less than five years	43	47	75	165
Completed in less than six years	14	7	21	42
Total completers	127	158	370	655
Six-year graduation rate	40%	57%	61%	55%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	353	317	578	1248
Did not persist	0	0	1	1
Final cohort	353	317	577	1247
Completed in less than four years	84	108	242	434
Completed in less than five years	51	51	95	197
Completed in less than six years	7	11	9	27
Total completers	142	170	346	658
Six-year graduation rate	40%	54%	60%	53%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	21	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	75.6%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Entrance Exams

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	3939	7455	Not reported	5	11,399
Admitted	3301	6389	Not reported	5	9,695
Enrolled full-time	562	971	Not reported	0	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	13	8	Not reported	0	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,533

Other fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied7,779

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted6,888

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1,113

Total first-time, first-year who applied3,378

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,774

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled405

Total first-time, first-year who applied226

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted32

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled14

Total first-time, first-year who applied16

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	—	—	Yes
Class rank	—	—	—	Yes
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	—	—	—	Yes
Recommendations	—	—	—	Yes
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	—	Yes
Talent or ability	—	—	—	Yes
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	—	Yes
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	—	Yes
Work experience	—	—	—	Yes
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: Total0

Total0

Percent who had GPA of 4.012.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9920.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.2

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411.7

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9914.6

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.499.3

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.992.4

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:99.4

Admission Policies

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Yes, on a rolling basis:X

Amount of housing deposit:250

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 90 Credit(s) Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred - [ ] No Limit Number Unit Type - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: 16 Semester Number Unit Type - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30 Semester - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: https://catalog.nmu.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=750 ##

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:16

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://catalog.nmu.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=750

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:No Limit Yes If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: https://catalog.nmu.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=750 College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) American Council on Education (ACE) No Limit ##

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Required Course Work

English (including composition)X

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)27%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing83%

Percent who live off campus or commute17%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)24%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing51%

Percent who live off campus or commute49%

Percent of students age 25 and older11%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Theme housingX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://nmu.edu/financialaid/CostCalculator

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	13704	13704
Tuition: in-state	13704	13704
Tuition: out-of-state	19200	19200
Tuition: nonresident	19200	19200
Required fees	1308	998
Food and housing, on-campus	13680	13680
Housing only, on-campus	7150	7150
Food only, on-campus meal plan	6530	6530
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	530	530	530
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	12264
Transportation	528	3006	696
Other expenses	2200	2200	2200

Financial Aid

12 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	341	936	7
Average institutional non-need grant	5158	5164	763
Athletic grant recipients	26	82	0
Average athletic grant	10346	9172	0

Reporting Year

2024-20252025-2026 estimated

2023-2024 FinalX

Methodology

Both FM and IM13454215

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$7,501,040

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,864,828

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$317,191

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$23,137,274

Total Scholarships/Grants$7,430,732

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$958,970

Federal Work-Study$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$8,389,702

Total Self-Help$0

Parent Loans$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Athletic Awards$5,784

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$7,628,133

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$15,273,431

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,437,786

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$27,345,134

Total Scholarships/Grants$21,380,429

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$21,380,429

Total Self-Help$6,110,152

Parent Loans$3,548,899

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,879,888

Graduating Cohort

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

Financial Aid Forms

Other (specify):X

Specify:##

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:03

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)01

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):12

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Aid Available

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX

Federal Direct PLUS LoansX

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:NMU introduced the NMU Tuition Advantage program in the 2023-2024 academic year. Students who are eligible for a federal Pell Grant and the Michigan Achievement Scholarship will have the remainder of their tuition covered after other federal, state, institutional funding, and external tuition-specific funding is utilized. This is not available to our Global Campus students. ##

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	320	145	465
Members of minority groups	44	7	51
Females	155	78	233
Males	165	57	222
Nonresidents	20	2	22
Doctorate or other terminal degree	187	18	205
Master's, but not terminal master's	79	53	132
Bachelor's degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	132	Not reported
10-19 students	132	Not reported
20-29 students	290	Not reported
30-39 students	285	Not reported
40-49 students	141	Not reported
50-99 students	28	Not reported
100+ students	38	Not reported
Total	9	Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	2.86%	4.11%	0.87%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	6.77%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.39%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	4.25%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.81%
Personal and culinary services	35.24%	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	7.32%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	5.14%	2.28%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.31%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	0.34%	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.08%
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.49%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	41.10%	0.08%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10.62%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.39%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	0.34%	1.34%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.94%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	5.11%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.08%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.28%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5.98%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	10.48%	5.82%	3.30%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	2.28%
Social sciences	12.38%	Not reported	4.56%
Construction trades	17.14%	2.05%	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	8.57%	2.05%	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	5.82%	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	10.48%	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	5.14%	4.41%
Health professions and related programs	2.86%	16.10%	12.67%
Business/marketing	Not reported	11.99%	19.35%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.02%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Associate

Bachelors