Spring Arbor University Business Programs

Located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Spring Arbor is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#55	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Spring Arbor has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#40	Best Value Colleges for Organizational Leadership	College Factual
#78	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#87	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#95	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Spring Arbor University?

Contact details for Spring Arbor are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	106 E. Main St, Spring Arbor, MI 49283-9799
Phone:	517-750-1200
Website:	www.arbor.edu
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/springarboru/
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/springarboru

How Do I Get Into Spring Arbor?

You can apply to Spring Arbor online at: https://www.arbor.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Spring Arbor

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Spring Arbor?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, Spring Arbor 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 88% of students accepted to Spring Arbor submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

Spring Arbor received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Spring Arbor University?

The overall average net price of Spring Arbor is $32,018. 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 Spring Arbor, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,911 a year. That adds up to $31,644 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Spring Arbor is 3.6%. 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.

Spring Arbor University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,350 undergraduate students at Spring Arbor, with 968 being full-time and 382 being part-time.

There are also 1,768 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 968 full-time undergraduates at Spring Arbor, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Spring Arbor University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	756
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Spring Arbor University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at Spring Arbor. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Spring Arbor University

In 2019-2020, 2,165 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 14th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Spring Arbor

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Spring Arbor University was $30,472 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Spring Arbor 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
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#25	#25
Business Management & Marketing	#25	#25

Online Growth Rankings of Spring Arbor

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Spring Arbor University was 15.1%. This is the #1,063 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Spring Arbor regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Spring Arbor ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Spring Arbor.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#177

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%.

Spring Arbor University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	24	57	82
Operations Management	0	40	0	40
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	11	0	11
Organizational Leadership	0	0	8	8
Finance	0	7	0	7
Accounting	0	4	0	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	4	0	4
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Actuarial Science	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	90	65	156

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.