Spring Arbor University Teaching Programs

Located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Spring Arbor is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Spring Arbor University?

Contact details for Spring Arbor are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	106 E. Main St, Spring Arbor, MI 49283-9799
Phone:	517-750-1200
Website:	www.arbor.edu

How Do I Get Into Spring Arbor?

You can apply to Spring Arbor online at: https://www.arbor.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Spring Arbor

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Spring Arbor?

Spring Arbor has a fairly low acceptance rate of 47%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Spring Arbor submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 490 and 565.

Spring Arbor received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Spring Arbor University?

The overall average net price of Spring Arbor is $32,018. 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 Spring Arbor, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,925 a year. That adds up to $27,700 over four years for those students.

Spring Arbor University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,215 undergraduate students at Spring Arbor, with 933 being full-time and 282 being part-time.

There are also 1,470 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 933 full-time undergraduates at Spring Arbor, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Spring Arbor University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	711
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Spring Arbor University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at Spring Arbor. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Spring Arbor University

In 2022-2023, 1,672 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Spring Arbor has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th 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 Spring Arbor majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Early Childhood Education	43%
Reading Teacher Education	33%

Spring Arbor University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	13	24	37
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries	0	23	23
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	15	15
Reading Teacher Education	0	6	6
Elementary Education	6	0	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	6	6
Elementary Special Education	4	0	4
Mathematics Education	4	0	4
Science Education	4	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	3	0	3
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	1	0	1
Music Education	1	0	1
Social Studies Education	1	0	1
Spanish Education	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0
Art Education	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0
Speech Teacher Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	38	74	112

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.