Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan
Values Beyond the Classroom
Spring Arbor University is a private liberal arts institution that instills skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, articulation, and reason within its students. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and programs to prepare students for critical participation in the contemporary world.
Spring Arbor’s staff are committed to helping students along every step of their collegiate career, ensuring success that extends far past the classroom. This is a learning community that values personal interaction and mentorship, allowing students to learn in an environment that is most productive and helpful for them.
Learn more at www.arbor.edu.
Top Regional University in the Midwest
U.S. News and World Report, 2023
Business College of Distinction
Recognized for the last five consecutive years
15 Students
Average class size
Programs in High-Demand Fields
Business
Accounting
Business Administration
Corporate Finance
Data Analytics
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Planning
International Business
Management
Marketing
Master of Business Administration
Allied Health & Healthcare
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Health and Exercise Science
MSN – Nurse Educator
MSN – Nurse Practitioner
Nursing
Nursing (RN-BSN)
Post-Master’s Certificates in Nursing (PMC)
RN to MSN – MBA Dual Degree
RN to MSN – Nurse Educator
RN to MSN – Nurse Practitioner
Sports Management
Computer, Data, and Information Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Computer and Information Science
Cybersecurity Coursepack (Non-Degree)
Cybersecurity
Information Systems
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematics Secondary Education
Mechanical Engineering
Technology Tools
Power Skills
E.P. Hart Honors Program
Students participating in the E.P. Hart Honors Program will receive an extra $1,000 scholarship in addition to their current scholarship, and will participate in general education courses centered around a diverse series of timeless texts from various cultures and histories. These courses are team-taught by two professors, allowing for further faculty interaction and unique and insightful dialogue. Students will coordinate with a faculty mentor from their academic program to complete a senior thesis project.
Centers of Excellence and Research
Gainey School of Business
The Gainey School of Business at Spring Arbor University prepares business students in a wide range of majors and programs to enter the working world as outstanding and prepared professionals. The mission of the Gainey School of Business is to provide students with a strong knowledge and awareness of global economic forces, the evolution of technology, and contemporary issues facing companies, familiarizing them with the industry they will enter following graduation.
Spring Arbor University is committed to incorporating and protecting diversity among its students, faculty, and general academic community. By fostering a diverse learning environment, Spring Arbor students learn the importance and necessity of recognizing others, along with their cultures and viewpoints. Spring Arbor aims to move past a point of plainly tolerating one another, and is rather dedicated to accepting, understanding, and learning as a diverse, equitable community. The Office for Institutional Diversity works with both students and faculty to carry out and implement this mission throughout programs, partnerships, and open, understanding conversations.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Spring Arbor University as one of the Top Midwest Regional Universities for the fourteenth consecutive year in 2023, as well as a ranking as one of the Best Colleges for Veterans and Top Performers on Social Mobility.
EDsmart named Spring Arbor University as one of the Best Colleges & Universities in Michigan in 2023.
Niche ranked Spring Arbor University as one of the Top Private Universities in Michigan, as well as one of the Best Christian Colleges in Michigan. Niche also rated Spring Arbor’s dorms as the #2 Best College Dorms in Michigan.
Spring Arbor University’s Business and Nursing programs have received several accolades over the past year, both within the state of Michigan and nationally.
Rick Baxter, businessman and politican
Mike Nofs, member of the Michigan Senate and member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Richard Morthland, politician
Mary Taylor Previte, politician
Among 2022 graduates, 93% are employed while 7% are enrolled in continuing education. Ninety-five percent of employed respondents indicated that their employment is directly or somewhat related to their field of study.
According to Registration and Records and responses to a survey of graduates, 799 out of the total 959 graduating class (83%) had at least one experiential learning or internship/practicum experience for credit. This includes program requirements (e.g. internship, practicum, student teaching, and supervised ministry) as well as optional experiences.