Safest Colleges in Michigan
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma College Alma · private | 0 | $20,694 | 63.4% | $54,742 | 57.0% |
| 2 | Alpena Community College Alpena · public | 0 | $3,320 | 50.4% | $36,442 | — |
| 3 | Andrews University Berrien Springs · private | 0 | $12,547 | 67.1% | $53,187 | 81.8% |
| 4 | Baker College Owosso · private | 0 | $13,157 | 27.1% | $35,833 | 81.9% |
| 5 | Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba · community | 0 | $11,949 | 36.5% | $35,090 | — |
| 6 | Calvin University Grand Rapids · private | 0 | $22,992 | 77.3% | $58,375 | 70.9% |
| 7 | Mott Community College Flint · community | 0 | $5,687 | 21.3% | $32,538 | — |
| 8 | Empire Beauty School-Michigan Grand Rapids · private | 0 | $17,021 | 58.7% | $22,377 | — |
| 9 | Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · private | 0 | $32,811 | 58.3% | $56,075 | 69.3% |
| 10 | David Pressley School of Cosmetology Royal Oak · private | 0 | $20,598 | 84.5% | $22,973 | — |
| 11 | Delta College University Center · community | 0 | $4,547 | 23.8% | $37,781 | — |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton Canton · private | 0 | $22,985 | 65.8% | $62,575 | — |
| 13 | University of Detroit Mercy Detroit · private | 0 | $15,232 | 67.9% | $71,030 | 75.4% |
| 14 | Dorsey College Madison Heights · private | 0 | $28,525 | 59.7% | $29,392 | — |
| 15 | Glen Oaks Community College Centreville · community | 0 | $8,918 | 28.8% | $37,540 | — |
| 16 | Kettering University Flint · private | 0 | $34,660 | 72.4% | $94,823 | 78.7% |
| 17 | Gogebic Community College Ironwood · community | 0 | $5,397 | 34.7% | $40,950 | — |
| 18 | Grace Christian University Wyoming · private | 0 | $12,404 | 33.0% | $41,663 | 99.2% |
| 19 | Great Lakes Christian College Lansing · private | 0 | $15,524 | 33.6% | $31,053 | — |
| 20 | Henry Ford College Dearborn · public | 0 | $660 | 22.4% | $34,795 | — |
| 21 | Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo · private | 0 | $19,072 | 78.2% | $65,590 | 75.3% |
| 22 | Kirtland Community College Grayling · community | 0 | $7,456 | 23.0% | $35,831 | — |
| 23 | Lansing Community College Lansing · community | 0 | $5,437 | 19.2% | $39,206 | — |
| 24 | Macomb Community College Warren · community | 0 | $1,618 | 16.6% | $41,596 | — |
| 25 | The Michigan Barber School Detroit · private | 0 | $7,558 | 38.9% | $25,106 | — |
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