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Alma College

Alma, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Alma College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Alma, Michigan. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,197 students in fall 2024, including 1,159 undergraduates and 38 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Alma College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 62 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 282 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,197
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
282
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
62
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 62

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 15
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Health Professions 2
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Physical Sciences 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Communications Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
239
Master's degrees
43

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,197
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,159
Graduate students, fall 2024
38
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,284
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,218
Graduate students, 2024-25
66
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
5%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
President
Joseph Odenwald
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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