Andrews University
Private College in Berrien Springs, MI. Six-year graduation rate 72%. Median 10-year earnings $53,187.
Ten years after entry, the median Andrews University student earns $53,187 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 72% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $26,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.4% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 82% puts Andrews University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool is small at 1,306, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. About 23% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. Read the score bands below narrowly: only 47% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, and test-optional applicants are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 520–660 | 117 (47%) |
| SAT Math | 470–630 | |
| ACT Composite | 20–26 | 101 (41%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Andrews University →Academics
A 72% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 83% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body is just 1,291, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,235 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $24,728 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $13,406 at $0–30k against $17,340 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 92% of students get grant aid averaging $22,580, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. About 32% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 282 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,406 |
| $30–48k | $10,155 |
| $48–75k | $8,024 |
| $75–110k | $13,426 |
| $110k+ | $17,340 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 394 of these 1,235 students, totalling $2,847,448 — an average of $7,227 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Berrien County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)