Northern 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.
Northern Michigan University is a public master's university in Marquette, MI (town setting), with 6,584 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 70% of 6,922 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $34,420 a year for out-of-state students and $28,924 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,937 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.98 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northern Michigan University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,622 in-state · $19,244 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northern 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.
Northern Michigan University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | 4 | $795k | $22,090 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $1.2M | $72,065 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $895k | $52,663 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 3 | $348k | $13,384 | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 97 | — | 8 | $2.6M | $27,027 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $225k | $24,960 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $321k | $29,165 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $2.3M | $81,625 | 947 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $773k | $23,436 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 4 | $721k | $25,738 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 3 | $619k | $20,639 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 3 | $696k | $20,476 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 50 | — | 5 | $443k | $8,865 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 4 | $782k | $39,124 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 28 | — | 2 | $706k | $25,209 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.