unitid 171456 · Marquette, MI · public 4-year · town (remote)
Northern Michigan University
- enrollment 2023
- 7,760
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
84%
51st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,556
59th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
37th pctl among public 4-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
63rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$27,841
80th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,085
after aid, aided students
60th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,107
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,474
67th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,697 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $55,242
- First-generation students
- 28%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,277
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 107 | — | $12,000 |
| Biology, General. | 107 | $54,276 | $25,166 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 89 | $72,404 | $28,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 67 | $56,969 | $23,687 |
| Psychology, General. | 64 | $41,906 | $22,727 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 60 | $41,641 | $24,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 60 | $48,861 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 59 | $55,139 | $23,795 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 55 | $41,077 | $27,000 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 43 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 42 | $42,759 | $30,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 42 | $47,940 | $24,625 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.