106 E. Main St.
Spring Arbor, MI 49283

Spring Arbor University is a Christian liberal arts school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan on a 100-acre campus. Leaders of the Free Methodist Church founded Spring Arbor University in 1873, and the Michigan School now attracts more than 4,000 students.

In recent years, Spring Arbor University has seen a more than 40 percent increase in both undergraduate enrollment and total enrollment, while offering more than 60 undergraduate programs. The Michigan school has seven graduate programs providing advanced degrees in business, communication, counseling, education, family studies, organizational management and spiritual formation. All degrees offered by Spring Arbor University are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

In the past decade, 20 affiliate colleges have adopted or adapted Spring Arbor University's curriculum, making the Michigan school one of the leading designers of degree completion programs. Spring Arbor University also focuses on cross-cultural studies programs sending students and faculty to take courses in numerous international settings each year, including Asia, Central America, Europe and the Middle East.

As a Christian school, Spring Arbor University is committed to both student and spiritual life. In addition to a wide array of academic programs, the Michigan school offers chapel services and mission trip opportunities for students. More than 100 students from Spring Arbor University travel each year to serve on mission trips. Past locations include Mexico, Puerto Rico and Panama City, Panama.

Quick Facts:

Spring Arbor University has a total enrollment of 4,002 students, comprised of 1,570 undergraduate students, 1,227 graduate students and 1,205 students completing their degrees off-campus.

There are 80 full-time faculty members at this Michigan school with a student-to-faculty ratio of 15-to-1.

At Spring Arbor University, 64 percent of students live in on-campus housing.

In the last decade, Spring Arbor University added 174,000 square-feet of building space to its campus and renovated another 69,000 square-feet of facilities.

Eighty-six percent of students at Spring Arbor University are from Michigan, while 13 percent of students represent 22 other states. International students represent one percent of enrollment.

Spring Arbor University offers its degrees at 13 sites across Michigan and also offers a program in Ohio.

In 2001, the Michigan school changed its name from Spring Arbor College to Spring Arbor University to reflect the growth of its degree offerings.

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