COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 169248PUBLIC

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI

Central Michigan University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,597Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate60.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$61,298working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$27,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$61,298
Median earnings 5 years after completion$57,741

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,185
$30,001–48,000$12,139
$48,001–75,000$13,601
$75,001–110,000$16,269
$110,001+$21,403

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion60.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention74.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share68.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid32.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,539federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates10,035IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate89.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$27,000

5,310 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

25 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$95,721 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$85,196 earnings · $27,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 166 working graduates$80,551 earnings · $29,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$79,906 earnings · $26,672 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 347 working graduates$75,661 earnings · $27,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 471 working graduates$74,113 earnings · $28,000 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$73,340 earnings · $27,670 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$62,082 earnings · $23,992 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$59,522 earnings · $27,000 debt →Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$58,344 earnings · $33,932 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 391 working graduates$57,771 earnings · $27,000 debt →Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$57,513 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$57,438 earnings · $27,000 debt →Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$56,553 earnings · $27,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$56,314 earnings · $29,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$55,353 earnings · $27,000 debt →Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$54,888 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 358 working graduates$53,422 earnings · $27,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$53,279 earnings · $27,000 debt →Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$49,639 earnings · $27,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 227 working graduates$49,588 earnings · $29,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$48,389 earnings · $28,563 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$48,290 earnings · $29,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$46,942 earnings · $27,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 172 working graduates$45,881 earnings · $27,209 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.