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Home > Michigan Colleges > Spring Arbor Colleges > Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor University (SAU)

  • 106 E. Main St
  • Spring Arbor, MI 49283
  • OPEID College Code: 00231800
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  • General Phone: (517) 750-1200
  • President: Gerald E. Bates
  • Website: www.arbor.edu
  • Type: Private Not-For-Profit, 4-Year or Above
  • Calendar System: Semester
  • Highest Degree: Master's Degree
  • Local Area: Small Suburb
  • Student Enrollment: 3,965
  • College Alias: SAU, SAC, Spring Arbor
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Basic Information
    Student Services
  • Remedial Services Offered
  • Academic or Career Counseling Services Offered
  • Employment Services Offered
  • Placement Services For Graduates Offered
    Special Learning Opportunities
  • Distance Learning Opportunities
  • Study Abroad Opportunities
  • Weekend / Evening Classes Available
  • Teaching K-12 Certification Offered
  • Can Complete Preparation With Specialization State Approved for Certification
  • ROTC
  • Army
    Religious Affiliation
  • Free Methodist
    Mission Statement
  • 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.
    College Carnegie Classifications
  • Basic Classification
  • Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
  • Undergraduate Classification
  • Professions Plus Arts & Sciences, Some Graduate Coexistence
  • Graduate Classification
  • Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant)
  • Undergraduate Profile Classification
  • Full-Time Four-Year, Selective, Higher Transfer-In
  • Enrollment Classification
  • Majority Undergraduate
  • Size Classification
  • Small Four-Year, Highly Residential
 
 
    Admission Fees Fall 2007
  • Undergraduate Application Fee: $30.00
  • Graduate Application Fee: $40.00
 
    College Credits Accepted
  • Dual Credit
  • Life Experience Credit
  • AP Credit
    Applicant Considerations
  • High School or Secondary School GPA
  • Required
  • High School or Secondary School Rank
  • Required
  • High School or Secondary School Record
  • Required
  • College Preparatory Program Completion
  • Recommended
  • Recommendation Consideration
  • Required
  • Formal Demonstration of Competencies
  • Recommended
  • Admission Test Scores (SAT ®,ACT ®,...)
  • Required
  • TOEFL
  • Required
 
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2007
 MaleFemaleTotal
Number of Applicants5149901,504
Number Granted Admission (%)403 (78%)768 (78%)1,171 (78%)
Number Admitted Who Enrolled (%)128 (32%)212 (28%)340 (29%)
 
Enrolled Students Submitting Test Scores Fall 2007
 NumberPercent (%)
SAT ® Exam4413%
ACT ® Exam31492%
 
Enrolled Students Test Scores Fall 2007
 25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT ® Critical Reading470600
SAT ® Math460600
SAT ® Writing430580
 
ACT ® Composite1925
ACT ® English1925
ACT ® Math1824
 
Financial Aid Breakdown 2006-07
 LoanFederal GrantState/Local GrantInstitutional Grant
(%) of Students Receiving73%33%66%99%
Avg Amount Receiving$4,522$5,005$2,914$7,642
 
Federal Loan Default Rates
 200620052004
Default Rate (%)1.3%1.1%1.0%
Number in Default181512
Number in Repayment1,3591,3161,110
Undergraduate Student Expenses
2007-082006-072005-06
Tuition, Fees and Other Expenses
In-State Tuition and Fees$18,360$17,386$16,666
Out of State Tuition and Fees$18,360$17,386$16,666
Books and Supplies$660$640$625
 
Housing Expenses
On Campus
Room and Board$6,370$6,070$5,810
Other Expenses$1,512$1,472$1,427
Off Campus
Room and Board$6,680$6,360$6,113
Other Expenses$1,512$1,472$1,427
Off Campus with Family
Other Expenses$1,512$1,472$1,427
 
Total Expenses
On Campus
In-State$26,902$25,568$24,528
Out of State$26,902$25,568$24,528
Off Campus
In-State$27,212$25,858$24,831
Out of State$27,212$25,858$24,831
Off Campus with Family
In-State$20,532$19,498$18,718
Out of State$20,532$19,498$18,718
Awarded Student Degrees and Programs
 CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry----
Biology, Biological Sciences--13-
 
Business and Marketing Studies
Accounting--7-
Business Administration and Management--29-
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other---19
Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services, Other---98
Management Information Systems--1-
Operations Management and Supervision--202-
 
Communications and Journalism
Broadcast Journalism--3-
Communication and Media Studies, Other---3
Communication Studies----
Communication, Journalism and Related Programs, Other----
Journalism--2-
Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication, Other--5-
Radio and Television--2-
 
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Science--4-
 
Education
Art Teacher Education--6-
Biology Teacher Education--1-
Education, Other---55
Education, Teaching Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities--15-
Elementary Education--26-
English and Language Arts Teacher Education--32-
History Teacher Education--3-
Mathematics Teacher Education--5-
Music Teacher Education--3-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching--2-
Social Studies Teacher Education--14-
 
English Language and Literature
Creative Writing--2-
English Language and Literature--4-
English Language and Literature, Letters, Other--3-
Speech and Rhetorical Studies----
 
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Systems--114-
Human Development and Family Studies---21
 
Foreign Languages and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature--3-
 
Health and Clinical Professions
Health, Health Care Administration and Management--1-
Nursing, Other--57-
 
History
History--2-
 
Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences----
 
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Studies-3--
 
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics--2-
Mathematics, Other----
 
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy----
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other--4-
Religious Studies--5-
 
Physical Sciences
Chemistry--1-
Physics, Other----
 
Psychology
Counseling Psychology---128
Psychology--16-
Psychology, Other----
 
Public Administration and Social Services
Social Work--12-
 
Recreation and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education----
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies--3-
Sport and Fitness Administration, Management--11-
 
Security and Protective Services
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Administration----
 
Social Sciences
Political Science and Government--1-
Social Sciences--4-
Sociology--6-
Urban Studies and Affairs----
 
Theology and Religious Vocations
Youth Ministry--7-
 
Visual and Performing Arts
Art and Art Studies--18-
Design and Visual Communications--1-
Film Studies--4-
Music--3-
Music, Other--10-
Piano and Organ-1--
 
 
Additional Information
    Overall Student Enrollment
  • Total Student Enrollment: 3,965
  • Undergraduate: 2,729 Graduate: 1,236
    Student Gender
  • Total Student Gender
  • Male: 1,162 Female: 2,803
  • Undergraduate Gender
  • Male: 874 Female: 1,855
  • Graduate Gender
  • Male: 288 Female: 948
    Student Attendance
  • Total Student Attendance
  • Full-Time: 2,833 Part-Time: 1,132
  • Undergraduate Attendance
  • Full-Time: 1,999 Part-Time: 730
  • Graduate Attendance
  • Full-Time: 834 Part-Time: 402
Student Race Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Non-Resident Alien300.8%
American Indian200.5%
Black44311%
Asian360.9%
Hispanic722%
White3,35485%
Unknown100.3%
 
Student Age Breakdown
 NumberPercent
Age Under 18481%
Ages 18-1956714%
Ages 20-2153814%
Ages 22-2441811%
Ages 25-2950713%
Ages 30-3442611%
Ages 35-3943811%
Ages 40-4965316%
Ages 50-653679%
Age Over 6520.05%
Age Uknown10.03%
Employee Type Breakdown
 TotalFull-TimePart-Time
Total Employees39037218
Faculty Status1211174
Tenured Faculty4444-
Instruction, Research and/or Public Service102984
Primarily Instruction102984
Executive, Administrative and/or Managerial5454-
Other Professionals1301264
Technical and/or Paraprofessional1049410
Clerical And Secretarial645410
Skilled Crafts66-
Service and/or Maintenance1212-
 
Faculty Full-Time Average Salary Breakdown
 TotalMaleFemale
9/10 Month Contract
All Faculty$50,070 (68)$52,303 (42)$46,463 (26)
Professor$62,718 (17)$66,184 (12)$54,399 (5)
Associate Professor$50,415 (21)$52,619 (13)$46,834 (8)
Assistant Professor$43,682 (25)$43,183 (15)$44,431 (10)
Instructor$37,560 (5)$35,369 (2)$39,021 (3)
 
11/12 Month Contract
All Faculty$55,051 (30)$57,482 (22)$48,363 (8)
Professor$75,284 (6)$78,650 (5)$58,455 (1)
Associate Professor$52,653 (11)$52,274 (10)$56,444 (1)
Assistant Professor$48,850 (10)$49,715 (6)$47,554 (4)
Instructor$44,041 (3)$50,332 (1)$40,895 (2)
 
Equated 9 Month Contract
All Faculty$48,531 (98)$50,491 (64)$44,841 (34)
Professor$62,426 (23)$65,645 (17)$53,304 (6)
Associate Professor$47,894 (32)$48,337 (23)$46,762 (9)
Assistant Professor$42,621 (35)$42,467 (21)$42,853 (14)
Instructor$36,988 (8)$37,307 (3)$36,797 (5)
Overall Athletic Team Information
  • Member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
 TotalMen's TeamsWomen's Teams
Athlete Student Aid
Total Aid$1,534,162$792,755$741,407
Ratio (%)100%52%48%
 
Participants
All Athletes19410292
Unduplicated Athletes19410292
Baseball2626-
Basketball241212
Track and Field and Cross Country (Combined)472522
Golf77-
Soccer432221
Softball15-15
Tennis19109
Volleyball13-13
 
Coaches Salaries
Head Coaches-$13,533$14,233
Assistant Coaches-$2,594$1,055
 
Coaches
All Coaches291415
Baseball33-
Head Coaches11-
Assistant Coaches22-
Basketball633
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches422
Track and Field and Cross Country (Combined)422
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches211
Golf22-
Head Coaches11-
Assistant Coaches11-
Soccer523
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches312
Softball2-2
Head Coaches1-1
Assistant Coaches1-1
Tennis422
Head Coaches211
Assistant Coaches211
Volleyball3-3
Head Coaches1-1
Assistant Coaches2-2
    Retention Rates
  • Full-Time Entering Students Retained: 73%
  • Part-Time Entering Students Retained: 20%
Graduation Rates
 (%) of Entering Class
Overall
All Students60%
 
By Gender
Male49%
Female66%
 
By Race
Non-Resident Alien43%
American Indian100%
Black29%
Asian100%
Hispanic100%
White61%
 
By Years Prior to Graduation
4 Years or Less41%
5 Years58%
6 Years60%
Crime Statistics
 2006-072005-06
Criminal Offenses
On Campus
Forcible Rape1-
Burglary127
Vehicle Theft-1
Residence Hall
Burglary73
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