How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Albion College admits about 80.7% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.5% receive Pell Grants and 28.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 7.5% of the student body. The first-year retention rate is 70.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.6%, with 64.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Albion College #683 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective but not highly restrictive admission process that creates genuine pathways for students from varied economic backgrounds. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Albion College in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Albion College #746 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to enrolling and graduating students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Albion College's business-focused program portfolio aligns with regional labor-market demand, supporting graduates into stable, well-compensated career pathways that extend the economic mobility gains beyond the first years after enrollment.
Albion College admits about 80.7% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.5% receive Pell Grants and 28.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 7.5% of the student body. The first-year retention rate is 70.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.6%, with 64.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Albion College #683 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective but not highly restrictive admission process that creates genuine pathways for students from varied economic backgrounds. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Albion College in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Albion College #746 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to enrolling and graduating students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Albion College's business-focused program portfolio aligns with regional labor-market demand, supporting graduates into stable, well-compensated career pathways that extend the economic mobility gains beyond the first years after enrollment.
Albion College admits about 80.7% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.5% receive Pell Grants and 28.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 7.5% of the student body. The first-year retention rate is 70.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.6%, with 64.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Albion College #683 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale, paired with a selective but not highly restrictive admission process that creates genuine pathways for students from varied economic backgrounds. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $50,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Albion College in the 72.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Albion College #746 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to enrolling and graduating students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve. Albion College's business-focused program portfolio aligns with regional labor-market demand, supporting graduates into stable, well-compensated career pathways that extend the economic mobility gains beyond the first years after enrollment.
