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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI 48859Town: DistantUNITID 169248

Public 4-yearDoctoral Universities: High Research ActivitySpecialty: Business 21%Specialty: Education 13%
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Undergraduates
10,035
Graduate students
4,295
Admit rate
90%
Average net price
$17.6k
Graduation rate
59%
Retention rate
75%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$55.9k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
16:1
Value score*
62th pct.
Programs offered
204
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Public 4-year
Region
Midwest · East North Central
Setting
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Size & setting
Four-year, large, primarily residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.