Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 10,035 undergrads, where 31% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.41
Economic access
Campus size
16% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 39% take some
Where first-years come from
2,222 first-time students
9.4% came from other states and 2.7% from abroad; 88% are from Michigan. Fewer from other states than at 74% of colleges.
- In-state (Michigan)88%
- Other states9.4%
- Abroad2.7%
Top home states
- Michigan(home state)88% 1,954
- Illinois2.8% 62
- Ohio1.8% 40
- Indiana0.9% 21
- Texas0.6% 14
From 29 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
987
new transfer students, 31% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 60% of colleges.
706 full-time, 281 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,287 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
14% of undergrads study part-time.
62% women
Another gender: 11 undergraduates (0.1%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 4,640 students.
Housing
Beds
4,640
About 46 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Mid-American Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mid-American Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Dogma Free Society: An Affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance at Central Michigan University
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 9.5% of men, 8.3% of women.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Beta Phi Chapter
Rho Delta
Delta Iota Chapter
Delta Delta
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1991
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Central Michigan University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)