Alma College Business Programs

Located in Alma, Michigan, Alma College is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Alma draws many to the area.

Where Is Alma College?

Contact details for Alma are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	614 W Superior, Alma, MI 48801-1599
Phone:	989-463-7111
Website:	alma.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alma-MI/Alma-College/133636558992
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/almacollege

How Do I Get Into Alma?

You can apply to Alma online at: admissions.alma.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Alma

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Alma?

Alma has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Can I Afford Alma College?

The overall average net price of Alma is $28,825. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Alma, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $10,033 a year. That adds up to $40,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Alma is 3.4%. 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.

Alma College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,435 undergraduate students at Alma, with 1,386 being full-time and 49 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,386 full-time undergraduates at Alma, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alma College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	1,128
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Alma College. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Alma. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Ecuador, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Alma College

In 2019-2020, 795 students took at least one online class at the school.

Alma College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	21	21
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	12	12
Finance	7	7
Accounting	6	6
General Economics	2	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	1
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0
TOTAL	49	49

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.