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Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Spring Arbor University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 2,441 students in fall 2024, including 1,139 undergraduates and 1,302 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Free Methodist.

Spring Arbor University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 101 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Counseling Psychology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 842 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

Spring Arbor University is a community of learners distinguished by our lifelong involvement in the study and application of the liberal arts, total commitment to Jesus Christ as the perspective for learning and critical participation in the contemporary world.

Mission statement as reported by Spring Arbor University

Key figures

2,441
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
842
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
101
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 101

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

Public Administration and Social Services 2
Education 22
Psychology 3
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Engineering Technologies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
Communication and Journalism 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 3
History 1
Social Sciences 5
Engineering 3
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Physical Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
314
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
472
Professional doctorates
6
Post-master's certificates
49

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,441
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,139
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,302
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,843
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,243
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,600
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
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
75%
Men
25%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
65%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Free Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Crossroads League
President
Brent D. Ellis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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