Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan · Private · 1,010 undergraduates · springarbor.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
65%
of 1,453 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$55,030Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Spring Arbor University
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
65% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$55,030
a year in 2027-28, from a $55,030 sticker price
What to do with your 1130
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1130).
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.
- CLT accepted (scores of 66 and above), per the homeschooled-student admissions page
Source: Spring Arbor University Common Data Set 2025-2026 (C8F) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Other deadline · May 1, 2027
Source: The Admissions Process
Who gets in
65%
of applicants were admitted: 947 of 1,453 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1010 to 1240
Reading and Writing 540 to 630
Math 470 to 610
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9927%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.502%
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
$55,030
a year
- Tuition$37,650
- Fees$740
- Food and housing$12,860
- Books and supplies$1,170
- Transportation and other$2,610
Spring Arbor University published $52,904 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
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$13,186
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,052
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,960
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,923
- Over $110,000$23,380
Financial aid
87%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,876
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,060 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 9/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
32 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,770Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART165 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART166 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIS221 |
| Art History | 3 | 2 | ART152 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO111 with lab |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT201 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MAT201, MAT202 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHE111 and Lab |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHE111 with lab and CHE112 with lab |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHI 101, CHI 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 259 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CPS 201 and Lab |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CPS204 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 162 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 104 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 112 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIO 281 and Lab |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS 121 and HIS 122 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRE101, FRE102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201, FRE 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 101, GER 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201, GER 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 221 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 222 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 221 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 105 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUS 105, MUS 106 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 201 and Lab |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 202 and Lab |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY211 and Lab |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY212 and Lab |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAT 112 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA101, SPA 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPA101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPA101, SPA102, SPA201, SPA202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 351 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 213 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS 141, HIS 142 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 320, HIS 321 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$56,715
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Spring Arbor University$54,379
- All colleges$53,234
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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