Northern Michigan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University operates as a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 6,556 students of which 7,251 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. Northern Michigan University is categorized as “19” 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 84.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,085, with published in-state tuition of $14,277 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,474, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.0%. Graduates earn a median of $47,107 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,996 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 445900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 54.1% 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.