by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Northern Michigan University was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #1,335 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 56 colleges in Michigan, Northern Michigan University is ranked at #35.
Northern Michigan University has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at Northern Michigan University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northern Michigan University is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Northern Michigan University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Northern Michigan University this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Northern Michigan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,734 undergraduates at Northern Michigan University with 5,880 being full-time and 854 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,191 | $11,277 | $15,975 | $21,358 | $22,748 |
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 Northern Michigan University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northern Michigan University, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,609 a year. That adds up to $30,436 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Northern Michigan University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301 |
| Phone: | 906-227-2650 |
| Website: | https://www.nmu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 114 | $68,846 |
| General Biology | 108 | $26,818 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 104 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 85 | $38,848 |
| General Psychology | 74 | $28,246 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 69 | $38,518 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 68 | $23,786 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 67 | $39,963 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 67 | $54,336 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 58 | $26,266 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,295 students took at least one online class at Northern Michigan University. This is a decrease from the 2,979 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,295 | 575 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,979 | 669 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,358 | 1,055 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,103 | 462 |
Learn more about online learning at Northern Michigan University.
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.
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