Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan · Private · 1,604 undergraduates · adrian.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
73%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
873 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$65,720Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Adrian College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
73% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$65,720
a year in 2027-28, from a $65,720 sticker price
What to do with your 1010
Send your score
About 74% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 930, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: High School Students - Adrian College 2026-2027 Catalog · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Mar15Other deadline · March 15, 2027
Who gets in
73%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 873 to 1140
Reading and Writing 443 to 580
Math 430 to 560
ACT composite 21 to 27
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$65,720
a year
- Tuition$46,250
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$30,873
- $30,001 to $48,000$31,042
- $48,001 to $75,000$26,284
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,979
- Over $110,000$36,282
Financial aidEstimate
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$29,966
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,630Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART100 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | AHIS201 and AHIS202 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL131 and BIOL132 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH135 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH135 and MATH205 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM101 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI101 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS100 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART103 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | CCC100 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | CCC100 and CCC101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | CCC100 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ESS110 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST123 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIST123 and HIST124 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLCF101 and lab |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | MLCF101/lab and MLCF102/lab |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLCG101 and lab |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | MLCG101/lab and MLCG102/lab |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ESS104 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLCJ101 and lab |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | MLCJ101/lab and MLCJ102/lab |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 3 | Music 107 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUS 107 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MUS101 and MUS102 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS101 and PHYS103 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS102 and PHYS104 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS202 and PHYS204 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS201 and PHYS203 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLCS101 and lab |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | MLCS101/lab and MLCS102/lab |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH204 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSCI101 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST105 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST105 and HIST106 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST124 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
65%
Typical earnings
$56,860
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Adrian College$63,562
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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