Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Michigan
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Michigan20 schools
20 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Michigan.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Albion College
Albion, MI · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $55,685 off the sticker price
- Net price $14,301 a year
- 2
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI · Private nonprofit#4 in Michigan
- $55,136 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,072 a year
- 3
Alma College
Alma, MI · Private nonprofit#13 in Michigan
- $42,956 off the sticker price
- Net price $20,694 a year
- 4
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $35,026 off the sticker price
- Net price $16,626 a year
- 5
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- $32,671 off the sticker price
- Net price $12,547 a year
- 6
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI · Private nonprofitTop 20% for graduation
- $31,397 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,617 a year
- 7
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit#6 in Michigan
- $31,230 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,992 a year
- 8
Hope College
Holland, MI · Private nonprofit#5 in Michigan
- $28,464 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,182 a year
- 9
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI · Private nonprofitTop 14% for earnings
- $26,979 off the sticker price
- Net price $15,232 a year
- 10
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Private nonprofitTop 3% for earnings
- $26,590 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,660 a year
- 11
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI · Private nonprofitTop 15% for earnings
- $25,248 off the sticker price
- Net price $32,918 a year
- 12
Northwood University
Midland, MI · Private nonprofitTop 23% for earnings
- $21,548 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,232 a year
- 13
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · PublicHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $21,516 off the sticker price
- Net price $13,138 a year
- 14
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI · PublicTop 9% for earnings
- $19,970 off the sticker price
- Net price $14,182 a year
- 15
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · PublicTop 24% for low net price
- $14,584 off the sticker price
- Net price $12,766 a year
- 16
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI · PublicTop 14% for low net price
- $14,548 off the sticker price
- Net price $9,492 a year
- 17
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI · PublicGood: Compass grade B
- $13,964 off the sticker price
- Net price $15,273 a year
- 18
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public#3 in Michigan
- $12,518 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,680 a year
- 19
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI · PublicTop 25% for graduation
- $12,050 off the sticker price
- Net price $16,317 a year
- 20
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Troy, MI · Private for-profitTop 1% for graduation
- $5,865 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,045 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion College | $14,301 | $27,000 | $58,799 | 62% |
| Kalamazoo College | $19,072 | $26,077 | $65,590 | 76% |
| Alma College | $20,694 | $27,000 | $54,742 | 63% |
| Aquinas College | $16,626 | $23,000 | $49,584 | 65% |
| Andrews University | $12,547 | $26,000 | $53,187 | 72% |
| College for Creative Studies | $34,617 | $26,000 | $44,860 | 71% |
| Calvin University | $22,992 | $23,250 | $58,375 | 74% |
| Hope College | $27,182 | $26,800 | $58,427 | 80% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | $15,232 | $23,250 | $71,030 | 67% |
| Kettering University | $34,660 | $27,000 | $94,823 | 71% |
| Lawrence Technological University | $32,918 | $27,000 | $69,151 | 61% |
| Northwood University | $27,232 | $20,842 | $63,075 | 63% |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $13,138 | $19,500 | $83,648 | 93% |
| Michigan Technological University | $14,182 | $24,990 | $78,198 | 68% |
| Wayne State University | $12,766 | $21,250 | $53,493 | 58% |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | $9,492 | $22,500 | $59,649 | 58% |
| Western Michigan University | $15,273 | $26,188 | $53,562 | 58% |
| Michigan State University | $19,680 | $23,250 | $67,253 | 81% |
| Grand Valley State University | $16,317 | $24,500 | $56,118 | 67% |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | $28,045 | $20,919 | $92,405 | 100% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15