Central Michigan University Business Programs

Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The surrounding location of Mount Pleasant is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Central Michigan University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Central Michigan.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#95	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Central Michigan has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best Organizational Leadership Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#37	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#112	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#113	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#181	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Central Michigan University?

Contact details for Central Michigan are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	106 Warriner Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone:	989-774-4000
Website:	https://www.cmich.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/cmich
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CMUniversity

How Do I Get Into Central Michigan?

You can apply to Central Michigan online at: https://fireup.cmich.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Central Michigan

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Central Michigan?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Central Michigan does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 94% of students accepted to Central Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Central Michigan received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Central Michigan University?

The overall average net price of Central Michigan is $28,214. 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

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 Central Michigan, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,330 a year. That adds up to $29,320 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is 4.8%. 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.

Central Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,031 undergraduate students at Central Michigan, with 11,271 being full-time and 1,760 being part-time.

There are also 4,280 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,271 full-time undergraduates at Central Michigan, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Michigan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	139
Black or African American	1,157
Hispanic or Latino	589
White	8,593
International Students	159
Other Races/Ethnicities	634

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Central Michigan University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at Central Michigan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Central Michigan University

In 2019-2020, 7,264 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Central Michigan has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Central Michigan

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Central Michigan University was $12,960 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,120. The following table shows how Central Michigan is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#1	#7
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	#1	#1
Research and Development Management	#1	#1
Fashion Merchandising	#1	#4
International Business	#7	#16
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#7	#16
Project Management	#10	#22
Entrepreneurial Studies	#13	#13
Organizational Leadership	#13	#48
Entrepreneurship	#13	#10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#16	#22
Interior Design Management	#25	#64
Management Information Systems	#35	#35
General Management Information Systems	#35	#35
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#62	#84

Online Growth Rankings of Central Michigan

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Michigan University was -7.7%. This is the #1,703 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Central Michigan regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Central Michigan University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	37	13	321	371
Organizational Leadership	44	13	130	187
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	58	19	103	180
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	145	0	0	145
Supply Chain Management	106	0	0	106
Accounting	82	0	0	82
Interior Design Management	66	5	10	81
Finance	79	0	0	79
Entrepreneurship	62	0	12	74
Project Management	0	16	51	67
Public Relations	67	0	0	67
Meeting and Event Planning	58	0	0	58
General Management Information Systems	45	2	0	47
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	27	4	15	46
Fashion Merchandising	37	0	4	41
Advertising	34	0	0	34
Business/Corporate Communications	32	0	0	32
General Hospitality Administration/Management	19	0	0	19
General Economics	6	0	12	18
International Business/Trade/Commerce	9	0	8	17
Actuarial Science	17	0	0	17
Financial Planning & Services	13	0	0	13
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	2	8	10
Real Estate	5	0	0	5
Information Resources Management	0	1	3	4
Research and Development Management	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	1,048	75	679	1,802

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 cjh1452000 under License

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