Albion College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Albion College

Albion College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Albion, Michigan (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,300 students of which 1,479 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Albion College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 80.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,301, with published in-state tuition of $56,950 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.8%. Graduates earn a median of $58,799 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,203 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 64200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.