College · Summit

Jackson College

University or collegePublicSummit, MIwww.jccmi.edu ↗

Jackson College is a public university in Summit, MI, with about 2,232 students on campus and 2,743 more studying only online. the average family on aid pays $7,761 a year, and 16% of students graduate.

Students on campus

2,232

4,975 undergrad · 2,743 online only

Admission rate

Open

open enrollment

Net price a year

$7,761

costs less than 95% of 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

16%

higher than 4% of 4-year colleges

Earnings, 10 yrs later

$36,898

higher than 37% of U.S. colleges

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Jackson College?

Openanyone with a diploma can enroll

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Jackson College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,708 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,200

$7,350

$11,510

Tuition & fees (in state) $7,350Room & board $11,510Books & supplies $1,170

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships

$5k

$6k

$9k

$14k

$16k

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $5,227 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $15,563.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

3,422 degree-seeking undergrads

White 66%Hispanic 8%Black 15%Asian 1%Two or more 6%

Women and men

undergraduates

Women 64%Men 36%

18 : 1students per teacher

37%get Pell grants (lower income)

29%undergrads 25 or older

65%study part time

Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians1 graduates a year

—not reported

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate

16%

within 6 years · Pell students 13%

Come back for year two

—

full-time first-year students

Earnings, 10 years later

$36,898

median, students on federal aid

Typical debt

$13,875

about $147 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

33%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 24% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled

Lower income (under $30k)$32,831

Middle income ($30–75k)$44,220

Higher income (over $75k)$46,321

The town around it

Living in Summit

5% of Summit’s 22,817 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Summit pages.

$1,069/momedian rent · 5% below the stateHousing in Summit → $197,400median home value · 15% below the stateHousing in Summit → 17° / 82°January low / July high · 44" of snowClimate in Summit →

Other colleges within 30 miles

Spring Arbor University 8.3 mi Albion College 18.3 mi Hillsdale College 19.8 mi Adrian College 25.4 mi Siena Heights University 26.7 mi

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.