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Northern Michigan University is a public institution situated in Marquette, Michigan. Marquette is a good match 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

Can I Afford Northern Michigan University?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Northern Michigan University students paid $504 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $738 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,096	$17,718
Fees	$852	$852
Books and Supplies	$750	$750
On Campus Room and Board	$11,910	$11,910
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,124	$2,124

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

The student loan default rate at Northern Michigan University is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 2,979 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 6th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Northern Michigan University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern Michigan University was 33.5%. This is the #713 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northern Michigan University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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