Alma College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Alma College

Alma College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Alma, Michigan (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,148 students of which 1,257 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. Alma College is categorized as “22” 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 57.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,694, with published in-state tuition of $49,552 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.0%. 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 63.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.0%. Graduates earn a median of $54,742 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,720 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 67500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.2% 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.