Central Michigan University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, MI (town setting), with 10,055 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 91% of 18,102 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1210 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,058 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $15,826 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, psychology. The campus reported 1.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Central Michigan University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Central Michigan University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Central Michigan University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $867k | $27,100 | 998 | |
| Baseball | Mid-American Conference | 41 | 7 over | 4 | $1.3M | $30,940 | 986 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 17 | 2 over | 8 | $2.5M | $149,978 | 965 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.9M | $116,137 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | 14 | room 3 | 3 | $155k | $11,073 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 989 | |
| Field Hockey | Mid-American Conference | 31 | 4 over | 3 | $679k | $21,892 | 991 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 122 | 17 over | 1 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | |
| Men's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $278k | $39,684 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $528k | $66,015 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Mid-American Conference | 20 | at cap | 3 | $829k | $41,454 | 990 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mid-American Conference | 34 | room 4 | 4 | $628k | $18,476 | 997 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 24 | room 1 | 3 | $943k | $39,297 | 997 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 140 | 95 over | 1 | $1M | $7,304 | 981 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-American Conference | 17 | room 1 | 3 | $915k | $53,794 | 986 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-American Conference | 30 | at cap | 1 | $780k | $26,006 | 982 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.