Andrews University Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Andrews University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Andrews University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Andrews University was awarded 26 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Andrews as #538 out of 1,715 colleges and universities in the country on its 2021 Best Colleges list.

Andrews also holds the #17 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.

See all of the rankings for Andrews University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Andrews?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Andrews University is a competitive 58%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Andrews submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

Andrews received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 29.

Learn more about Andrews University admissions.

Andrews University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Andrews, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Andrews University is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Andrews University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Andrews University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at Andrews, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Andrews University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at Andrews

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,693 undergraduates at Andrews with 1,352 being full-time and 341 being part-time.

Andrews Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

With an overall score of 98.83 out of 100, Andrews is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Andrews University Cost?

The overall average net price of Andrews is $20,399. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Andrews

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$16,373	$17,179	$17,878	$22,684	$24,580

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Andrews, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Andrews, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,091 a year. That adds up to $40,364 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Andrews is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Andrews Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Andrews make around $45,200 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Andrews students since it is 14% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Andrews University make the most money.

Location of Andrews University

Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Berrien Springs is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Andrews are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4150 Administration Drive, Room 136, Berrien Springs, MI 49104
Phone:	800-253-2874
Website:	www.andrews.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/andrewsuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AndrewsUniv

Andrews University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 73 majors graduated from Andrews University. Of these students, 314 received undergraduate degrees and 401 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology	19	NA
Social Work	17	NA
General Engineering	16	NA
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	16	NA
Architectural Sciences & Technology	16	NA
General Biology	16	NA
Communication Sciences	15	NA
Religious Studies	15	NA
Nursing	14	NA
Business Administration & Management	12	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Andrews University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Andrews

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 494 students took at least one online class at Andrews University. This is an increase from the 418 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	494	458
2016-2017	418	401
2015-2016	557	350
2014-2015	479	318
2013-2014	487	354

Learn more about online learning at Andrews University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Andrews University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• DeSales University
• Gannon University
• The College of Saint Scholastica
• Trevecca Nazarene University
• Waynesburg University

Curious on how these schools stack up against Andrews? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By David Mack under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.