Michigan Private Colleges and Universities

Independent Colleges and Universities in Michigan

Michigan colleges are famous for many things: cold winters, football, Greek life, and academic excellence. If any or all of these appeal to you, then you should add Michigan schools and universities to your list of places to study. During football season, it is almost impossible to live in the "Wolverine State" and not catch pig skin fever. And for many students, sororities and fraternities are as much a part of the collegiate experience as any classrooms or term papers ever could be. Although the latter will certainly form a substantial part of your university career.

Michigan private colleges and universities offer a wide range of education programs with degrees and certificates up to the doctoral level, as well as professional degrees such as law and medicine. These Michigan private schools are diverse in character, academic emphasis, and origins. Some private colleges or schools have a religious affiliation; others are secular. Private colleges and universities may be profit or non-profit institutions. Typically, Michigan independent colleges or private schools give weight to personal characteristics and activities in addition to considering GPA and test scores. While many Michigan private schools are considerably more expensive than comparable state institutions, they also tend to offer more generous financial aid packages. Many students have found the actual out-of-pocket cost to earn a degree from a private college in Michigan to be less than the cost of the state schools to which they were accepted. On the one hand, public colleges are usually less expensive, particularly for in-state residents. They get most of their money from the state or local government. Check out your state's Guide to Residency. Michigan private colleges rely on tuition, fees, endowments, and other private sources of funding. On the other hand, Michigan private colleges are usually smaller and can offer more personalized attention (and some believe, more prestige).

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Michigan Private Colleges and Universities

Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan
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Lansing, MI 48933

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities functions as the state-level organization for most of the independent, degree-granting colleges and universities.

• Adrian College, Adrian
• Albion College, Albion
• Alma College, Alma
• Andrews University, Berrien Springs
• Aquinas College, Grand Rapids
• Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor
• Baker College, Auburn Hills
• Calvin College, Grand Rapids
• Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids
• Cleary University, Ann Arbor
• College for Creative Studies, Detroit
• Concordia University - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
• Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids
• Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills
• Davenport University, Lansing
• Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit
• Finlandia University, Hancock
• Grace Bible College, Grand Rapids
• Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing
• Hillsdale College, Hillsdale
• Hope College, Holland
• Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo
• Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids
• Kettering University, Flint
• Kuyper College, Grand Rapids
• Lawrence Technological University, Southfield
• Madonna University, Livonia
• Marygrove College, Detroit
• Michigan Jewish Institute, Oak Park
• Michigan Theological Seminary, Plymouth
• Northwood University, Midland
• Olivet College, Olivet
• Rochester College, Rochester Hills
• Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit
• Siena Heights University, Adrian
• Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor
• SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing
• University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit
• Walsh College, Troy
• Western Theological Seminary,Holland