Northern Michigan University Teaching Programs

Located in Marquette, Michigan, Northern Michigan University is a public institution. Marquette is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Northern Michigan University?

Contact details for Northern Michigan University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301
Phone:	906-227-2650
Website:	www.nmu.edu

How Do I Get Into Northern Michigan University?

You can apply to Northern Michigan University online at: https://www.nmu.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Northern Michigan University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northern Michigan University?

With an acceptance rate of 71%, Northern Michigan University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Can I Afford Northern Michigan University?

The overall average net price of Northern Michigan University is $24,907. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northern Michigan University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,354 a year. That adds up to $29,416 over four years for those students.

Northern Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,611 undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University, with 5,785 being full-time and 826 being part-time.

There are also 603 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,785 full-time undergraduates at Northern Michigan University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Michigan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	239
White	4,974
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	354

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Michigan University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Northern Michigan University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Sweden.

Online Learning at Northern Michigan University

There are 33 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at Northern Michigan University. In 2022-2023, 2,295 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northern Michigan University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northern Michigan University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	20%
Early Childhood Education	86%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	36%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	50%

Northern Michigan University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	0	0	36	36
Elementary Education	31	0	0	31
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	3	10	13
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	11	11
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	10	10
Social Studies Education	9	0	0	9
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	8	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	5	0	0	5
English & Language Arts Education	5	0	0	5
Mathematics Education	5	0	0	5
Science Education	5	0	0	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	4	0	0	4
Art Education	4	0	0	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	4	0	0	4
History Education	3	0	0	3
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	2	2
Biology Education	1	0	1	2
Music Education	2	0	0	2
Spanish Education	2	0	0	2
Technology Education	2	0	0	2
Other Education	1	0	0	1
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	83	3	78	164

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.