#6
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Colleges — Midwest
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Colleges — Midwest#626
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Colleges — MIDWEST#1626
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#54426
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Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields
Carnegie Classification
5 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate: Diverse Fields5
Athletic conferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMichigan colleges9
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionoffered · binding
Early actionoffered · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLwww.alma.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@alma.edu
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Albion College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Albion College MI · Private (nonprofit)74.4%—1K
Kalamazoo College MI · Private (nonprofit)75.3%12801K
Hollins University VA · Private (nonprofit)67.5%1190676
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.