The University of Olivet

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Olivet

The University of Olivet operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Olivet, Michigan (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 892 students of which 997 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. The University of Olivet 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 83.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,393, with published in-state tuition of $34,068 and a Pell grant recipient share of 49.5%. 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 36.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.4%. Graduates earn a median of $47,907 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,637 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 72700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.1% 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.