Alma College

Alma College is a private nonprofit college in Alma, MI. Its average net price is $24,918 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$25,574
$30,001 to $48,000$26,707
$48,001 to $75,000$25,725
$75,001 to $110,000$22,966
$110,001 and up$24,638
$51,523Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$51,523Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$24,918Average Net Price
$14,748Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,170Books and Supplies
$1,000Other Expenses
28.9%Students on Pell Grants
63.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

57.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$46,787
8 years after entry$57,827
10 years after entry$59,874
68.0%Graduation Rate
85.0%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Alma, MILocation
Distant townSetting
1,148Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,816 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$48,401 Small program - rough guide n=35$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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